Question

A candle burns down at the rate of 0.6 inches per hour. The original height of the candle was 12 inches.

Write a list of 6 ordered pairs to show the height of the candle in inches (y) as a function of time in hours (x) from the first hour after it started burning. For example, the point (0, 12) would represent a height of 12 inches after 0 hours. Explain how you obtained the ordered pairs.

Answer 1

(0, 12) (.6, 11.4) (1.2, 10.8) (1.8, 10.2) (2.4, 9.6) (3, 9.0) (3.6, 8.4) (4.2, 7.8)

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