document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=674300>Question 674300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new candle is 8 inches tall and burns at a rate of 2 inches per hour.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation that models the height h after t hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch the graph of the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #419142 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=419142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = -2x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y is the height of the candle in inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the amount of time it burns in hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 4 hours the candle should burn down to nothing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "domain of the function is x = 0 to 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "range of the function is y = f(x) = 0 to 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph of the function looks like this:<BR>\n" );
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