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A candle on Pauline’s dresser is 4 inches tall and burns at a rate of 0.6 inches per hour. How many hours will it take for the candle to burn down to a height of 1.3 inches?

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Answer:

4 1/2 hours

Explanation:

first i subtracted 1.3 from 4 and got 2.7

Next i just multiplied 0.6 by random numbers ubtil i got something close to 2.7

i ended up with 2.4 when I multiplied 0.6 by 4

it still is .3 short

since it takes an hour for the candle to burn, then if you cut it in half, that means 30 minutes

therfore, 4.5 hours

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