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A candle burns down at the rate of 0.5 inches per hour. The original height of the candle was 6 inches.

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Explanation:

Divide 6 by 0.5 to represent how many hours it takes to burn down the whole candle.


6 / (1)/(2) = 6 * (2)/(1) = 12

It'll take 12 hours to burn down the whole candle.

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