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A camper lights an oil lantern at 12 noon and lets it burn continuously. Once the lantern is lit, the lantern burns oil at a constant rate each hour. At 2 p.m., the amount of oil left in

the lantern is 63 ounces. At 5 p.m., the amount of oil left in the lantern is 61 ounces.
Based on the average rate of oil burning per hour, how much oil, in ounces, was in the lantern at 12 noon? Show your work.

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Answer:

64.33 ounces

Step-by-step explanation: The rate at which the oil burns.

1 hour = 2/3 ounce

At 2 pm = 63 ounces

At 5 pm = 61 ounces

The amount of oil at 12 noon is 64.33 ounces.

User Nathan Dries
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5 because from 2 - 5 it burned 3 ounces an ounce per hour
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