A twelve cm candle and an 18 cm candle are lit at 6pm. The 12 cm candle burns 0.5cm every hour. The 18cm candle burns 2 cm every hour. At what time will the two candles be the same height?

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Emilio Castaneda

6 September, 04:19

A twelve cm candle and an 18 cm candle are lit at 6pm. The 12 cm candle burns 0.5cm every hour. The 18cm candle burns 2 cm every hour. At what time will the two candles be the same height?

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Jax Sampson · Answer 1

The size of the candle 12cm will be reduced as follows:

12-0.5x (x are hours), an the size of the candle 18cm will be reduced as follows: 18-2x, so if you want to find at what time both will be the same height only match the two equations: 12-0.5x=18-2x and solvr for x.

-0.5x+2x=18-12

1.5x=6

x=6/1.5=4 this means 4 hours

If you lit both candles at 6pm then at 10pm they will be the same height

(adittional info: the height will be 10inches)