179k views
0 votes
The height of a candle that burns 5% of its height per hour can be determined using the expression below, where his

the candle's original height in inches and is the number of hours the candle has burned.
-0.05ht
If the original height of the candle was 10 inches and it has burned for 3 hours, what is the height of the candle now?

2 Answers

2 votes

Answer: 0.15

Step-by-step explanation: . . .

User Philsch
by
4.7k points
3 votes

Answer:

8.5 inches

Explanation:

5% of 10 == .5

.5 x 3 = 1.5

10 - 1.5 = 8.5

User Jeremy Warne
by
5.4k points