document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152911>Question 152911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Model the following situation with an equation by determining the slope and y intercept. A candle is 8 inches tall and burns at a rate of 1.5 inches per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the candle starts at 8 inches, this means that the constant is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Also, because the candle burns at a rate of 1.5 inches per hour, this means that the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (note: the rate is negative since the length of the candle is decreasing). So the equation that models the candle is \r<BR>\n" );
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