In the future, please post the full problem with all included instructions. After doing a quick internet search, I found your problem listed somewhere else. It mentions two parts (a) and (b)
Part (a) asked for the equation of the line in y = mx+b form
That would be y = -2x+9
This is because each time y goes down by 2, x goes up by 1. We have slope = rise/run = -2/1 = -2. This indicates that the height of the candle decreases by 2 inches per hour. The slope represents the rate of change.
The initial height of the candle is the y intercept b value. So we have m = -2 and b = 9 lead us from y = mx+b to y = -2x+9
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Part (b) then asks you to graph the equation. Because this is a linear equation, it produces a straight line. We only need 2 points at minimum to graph any line. Let's plot (0,9) and (1,7) on the same xy grid. These two points are the first two rows of the table. Plot those two points and draw a straight line through them. The graph is below
Answer:
I dont understand the context of the question but something eqqual to that would be -6/8
Step-by-step explanation:
An excluded value is one where the bottom of the fraction = 0.
In your case 1-3x=0
1=3x
x=1/3
At this point, the function does not exist. If you were to draw a graph of it, there wouldn't be a y-value corresponding to x=1/3.
In order to determine the balance of the account, use the following formula for the amount of money obtained after t years, basen on a compound interest:

where,
P: principal = $12,500
A: amount earnt after t years = ?
r: interest rate in decimal form = 0.045 (4.5%)
n: times at year for the compund interes = 4 (quaterly)
Replace the previous values of the parameters into the formula for A and simplify:

Hence, the balance after 8 years is approximately $17,880.64 in the account.
The interest earnt by the account is given by the difference between the previous result and the principal invesment:
I = $17,880.64 - $12,500 = $5,380.64
Hence, the interest earnt is $5,380.64