document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019767>Question 1019767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a work problem: Laura lights a candle in her kitchen. The candle is burning at a rate of .5 inches per hour. After 5 minutes the candle is 3.5 inches tall. I need to know what equation I use to figure out the height of the candle.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Try to identify the job.  What is doing the job?  Maybe, say the flame is doing a job of consuming length of the candle.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to think with RT=L to relate rate, time, length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.5%28inches%2Fhour%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.5%28inches%2Fhour%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Some data is  time <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-3.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-3.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches consumed.  Think how that makes sense, before continuing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The situation as equation including the units of measure,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.5%28inches%2Fhour%29%2A%281%2F12%29%2Ahour=%28x-3.5%29%2Ainches ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.5%28inches%2Fhour%29%2A%281%2F12%29%2Ahour=%28x-3.5%29%2Ainches\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using x for the length of the candle originally.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then just the numbers without the units,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which should be easy to solve. </SPAN>\n" );
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