SOLUTION: You have a 16 oz candle. On the directions of the candle, it says that if you burn it for 6 hours it will weigh 10 oz. Write an equation that represents the weight of the candle af
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Question 862151: You have a 16 oz candle. On the directions of the candle, it says that if you burn it for 6 hours it will weigh 10 oz. Write an equation that represents the weight of the candle after different amounts of time. Then graph your equation using graph paper.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Letting 
represent time in hours and 
represent weight in ounces, you have two data points of the form )
, namely )
and )
Use the two point form of an equation of a line to write the desired equation:
(x\ -\ x_1) )
where )
and )
are the coordinates of the given points.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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