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gizmo_the_mogwai [7]
3 years ago
12

A red candle is 11 2/5 inches tall. The label claims that the candle will melt 1 1/8 inch every hour it burns. If the label is c

orrect, for how many hours will the candle burn?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Angelina_Jolie [31]3 years ago
3 0
11\frac{2}{5}\ inches\ burn\ in\ x\ hours\\\\
1\frac{1}{8}\ inches\ burn\ in\ 1\ hour\\\\cross\ multiplication\\\\
11\frac{2}{5}=1\frac{1}{8}x\ \ \ \ | divide\ by\ 1\frac{1}{8}\\\\
\frac{\frac{57}{5}}{\frac{9}{8}}=x\\\\\frac{57}{5}*\frac{8}{9}=x\\\\
x=\frac{456}{45}=10\frac{2}{15}\\\\
Candle\ will\  burn\ in \ 10\frac{2}{15}\ hours.
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