Acandle is 4 inches tall and burns at the rate of 0.6 inches per hour. if the height of the candle after x hours is 1.5 inches, write an equation to represnt the situation. then use this equation to find the expected number of hours in which the candle melted to 1.5 inches. show work.

4.2 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent number of hours.

We have been given that a candle burns at the rate of 0.6 inches per hour. So amount of candle burned in x hours would be .

We have been given that the candle was 4 inches tall, so height of candle left after x hours would be .

The height of the candle after x hours is 1.5 inches. We can represent this information in an equation as:

Therefore, the candle will be melted to 1.5 inches in approximately 4.2 hours.

the ratio of white tiles to blue tiles is 48: 16. the ratio in it's simplest form is 3: 1.

step-by-step explanation:

ratio: take the first number and add a colon next to it, then add the second number after that. make sure the ratio order matches up with the written problem!

simplest form: we can simplify the ratio 48 : 16 by dividing both terms by the greatest common factor (gcf).

the gcf of 48 and 16 is 16.

divide both terms by 16:

48 ÷ 16 = 3

16 ÷ 16 = 1

reducing to simplest form:

48 : 16 = 3 : 1