document.write( "Question 645002: a candle burned 3/8 of the way down in 36 minutes. If it continues to burn at the same rate, about how many more minutes will the candle burn before it is used up? \n" ); document.write( "

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a candle burned 3/8 of the way down in 36 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( " If it continues to burn at the same rate, about how many more minutes will
\n" ); document.write( " the candle burn before it is used up?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = total time for the candle to be used up
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F8\"$ t = 36
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 8
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 8(36)
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 288
\n" ); document.write( "t = 288/3
\n" ); document.write( "t = 96 minutes
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\n" ); document.write( "96 - 36 = 60 min to burn the rest of the way
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2F8\"$ *96 = 60 more minutes \n" ); document.write( "

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