Question

Elton is a candle maker. Each 15 cm long candle he makes burns evenly for 6 hours. If Elton makes a 45 cm long candle, how long would it burn

Answer 1

18 hours

Explanation:

Answer 2

It is given in the question that Elton is a candle maker. Each 15 cm long candle he makes burns evenly for 6 hours.

And we have to find if Elton makes a 45 cm long candle, how long would it burn.

Let it burn for x hours. Now we set the ratio

`(15)/(6) = (45)/(x)`

Performing cross multiplication

`15x =45*6`

Dividing both sides by 15

`x= (45*6)/(15) = 18 hours`

Therefore for a 45 cm long candle, the candle will burn for 18 hours .