document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098288>Question 1098288</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the height (in centimeters) of a candle is a linear function of the amount of time (in hours) it has been burning. After <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours of burning, a candle has a height of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "21<BR>\n" );
document.write( " centimeters. After <BR>\n" );
document.write( "26<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours of burning, its height is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "17.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( " centimeters. What is the height of the candle after <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\"> (10,21), (15,v), (26,17.8). </PRE>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this for v. </SPAN>\n" );
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