document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144181>Question 1144181</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 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " hours of burning, a candle has a height of 28.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " centimeters. After 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " hours of burning, its height is 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " centimeters. What is the height of the candle after 11\r<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 #765203 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=765203\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Points (x,y):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8,28.4) and (20,26)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-26=%28%2826-28.4%29%2F%2820-8%29%29%28x-20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-26=%28%2826-28.4%29%2F%2820-8%29%29%28x-20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify and solve for y in terms of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the question, substitute 11 for x, and evaluate. </SPAN>\n" );
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