document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048202>Question 1048202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that a candle is 13.5 inches tall when it has been burning for 8 hours at a rate of 0.5 inches per hour, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How tall was the candle when it had been burning for 2.5 hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How tall was the candle when it had been burning for 2.5 hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's 5.5 hours less burning time (8 - 2.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.5*0.5 = 2.75 inches taller.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13.5 + 2.75 = 16.25 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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