Medal/Fan Please help!
candle burns down at the rate of 0.5 inches per hour. The original height of the candle was 6 inches.
Write a list of 6 ordered pairs to show the height of the candle in inches (y) as a function of time in hours (x) from the first hour after it started burning. For example, the point (0, 6) would represent a height of 6 inches after 0 hours. Explain how you obtained the ordered pairs.

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Medal/Fan Please help!
 candle burns down at the rate of 0.5 inches per hour. The original height of the candle was 6 inches.
 Write a list of 6 ordered pairs to show the height of the candle in inches (y) as a function of time in hours (x) from the first hour after it started burning. For example, the point (0, 6) would represent a height of 6 inches after 0 hours. Explain how you obtained the ordered pairs.

mkapad01 · Answer

6+.5(x-1)=y
just plug in numbers into this equation to make a list of ordered pairs

anonymous · Answer

Oh okay thank you