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George is a candle maker. Each 14cm long candle he makes burns for 7 hours. If George makes a 46cm long candle, how long would it burn

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23 hours

14cm candle burns 7 hours
1cm candle burns 7/14 **since it is 1cm so it will burn less
46cm candle burns 7*46/14 = 23 hours
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