SOLUTION: suppose that the height (in centimeters) of a candle is a linear function of the amount of time (in hours) it has been burning. After 12 hours of burning. a candle had a height of

Question 1155389: suppose that the height (in centimeters) of a candle is a linear function of the amount of time (in hours) it has been burning. After 12 hours of burning. a candle had a height of 15.8 centimeters. after 29 hours of burning, its heights is 5.6 centimeters. what is the height of the candle after 27 hours?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given points of a line, (12, 15.8) and (29, 5.6);
Find unknown point (27, y).

-----------starting in point-slope form

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From here, continue to simplify, and then let x equal to 27.
Evaluate y.
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