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 8 hours of burning, a candle has a height of 2

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Question 1155877: 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 8 hours of burning, a candle has a height of 25.2 centimeters. After 27 hours of burning, its height is 13.8 centimeters. What is the height of the candle after 14 hours?
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