jennifer lit an 11 inch candle and let it burn. she found that after each hour, the candle was 3/4 in. shorter. if she let the candle burn until it was only 1 in. tall, how many hours did it burn? Algebra
Let x be the number of hours the candle burned.
The total length the candle burned can be represented by the equation 11 - (3/4)x = 1.
Solving for x, we get (3/4)x = 10, or x = 40/3.
Therefore, the candle burned for 40/3 hours, which is approximately 13.33 hours.