document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=641527>Question 641527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria lights two candles of equal length at the same time. One candle takes 6 hours to burn out and the other takes 9.  How much time will pass until the slower-burning candle is exactly twice as long as the faster-burning candle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " One candle takes 6 hours to burn out and the other takes 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How much time will pass until the slower-burning candle is exactly<BR>\n" );
document.write( " twice as long as the faster-burning candle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will be easier if we assign a length to the candle, 18\" is a good value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One candle burns 18/6 = 3\" per hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other candle burns 18/9 = 2\" per hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time for this to happen<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 - 2t = 2(18 - 3t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 - 2t = 36 - 6t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2t + 6t = 36 - 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4t = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 18/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 4<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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