SOLUTION: A 16 inch candle is lit and burns at a constant rate of 1.1 inches per hour. Let t represent the never of hours that have elapsed since the candle was lit. A) write an expression

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Question 1125934: A 16 inch candle is lit and burns at a constant rate of 1.1 inches per hour. Let t represent the never of hours that have elapsed since the candle was lit.
A) write an expression in terms of t that represents the number of incrhs that have burned from the candle since it was lit.
B) write an expression in terms of t that represents the remaining length of the candle (in inches).

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A 16 inch candle is lit and burns at a constant rate of 1.1 inches per hour.
Let t represent the number of hours that have elapsed since the candle was lit.
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this is just plain logic
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A) write an expression in terms of t that represents the number of inches that have burned from the candle since it was lit.
1.1t
B) write an expression in terms of t that represents the remaining length of the candle (in inches).
16 - 1.1t