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Due in 42 minutes, Due Wed 01/31/2018 11:59 p You've already done this problem. Score on last attempt: 6.7 out of 10 Score in gradebook: 6.7 out of 10 Reattempt this question Question with last attempt is displayed for your review only A candle that is 8 inches tall is lit. As the candle burns, its height decreases at a rate of 1.4 inches per hour. Let e represent the varying number of hours that have elapsed since the the candle started burning. Write an expression to represent the varying value of quantity described in each part. Each expression should be written in terms of the appropriate variable a. 30 minutes less than twice the time the candle has been burning. (Your expression should represent a number of hours) Preview b. The length of the candle (in inches) that has burned since the candle started burning :- Preview c. The length of the candle (in inches) that remains since the candle started burning 14*t Preview Post this question to forun MacBook Ai

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I see your answers for Part A and Part B are correct. Let me help you with Part C.

Candle's initial height = 8 inches.

It burns at 1.4 inches per hour, so -1.4t.

So, length of candle that remains : 8 - 1.4t or -1.4t+8.

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