Question

HELP!!
Shiloh wants to buy a long lasting candle. Type 1 candle melts by 19.5 cm each hour. Type 2 candle melts by 0.15 inch each minute. Both the candles have the same original height.

[1 inch = 2.54 cm]

Part A: Which type of candle should Shiloh buy? Justify your answer by comparing the rate at which they melt after converting to the same units. (5 points)

Part B: If the original height of the candles was 40 cm and you checked on its height every 30 minutes after lighting it, describe appropriate scales on the x-axis and y-axis to graph the rate at which the slower candle melts.

Answer 1

what you want to do is multiply 0.15 * 60. what do you get

Answer 2

that way they both go down a certain amount in 1 hour

Answer 3

you get 9

Answer 4

ok hold let me think for a sec

Answer 5

ok now multiply 9 times 2.54 because there are 2.54 cm in an inch

Answer 6

@jamaica25 & @crazykole

Answer 7

what do you get

Answer 8

22.86

Answer 9

ok now witch one melts faste

Answer 10

faster*

Answer 11

not to sure about b though

Answer 12

are you there???

Answer 13

1

Answer 14

yes he should buy type ! but I said which one melts faster

Answer 15

type 2 melts the fastest

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

okay