Question

A candle is 22 cm long. After burning for 11 minutes, the candle is 5.5 cm long. How much time will the candle take to burn out completely at the same rate?

Answer 1

Answer: The candle will take 16.5 cm of wax to burn out.

Explanation:

The candle will take 22 - 5.5 = 16.5 cm of wax to burn out.

At the same rate, if the candle burned for 11 minutes and the remaining length was 5.5 cm, it will take 11 * (22/5.5) = 44 minutes to burn out.