document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154557>Question 1154557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height (in centimeters) of a candle is a linear function of the amount of time (in hours) it has been burning. When graphed, the function gives a line with a slope of -0.5. See the figure below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that the height of the candle after 18 hours is 15 centimeters. What was the height of the candle after 15 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that the height of the candle after 18 hours is 15 centimeters. What was the height of the candle after 15 hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is cm/hr = -0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 hours earlier it was 3*0.5 taller<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---> 15 + 1.5 = 16.5 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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