Harper just lit a new candle and then let it burn all the way down to nothing. The length of the candle remaining unburned, in inches, can be modeled by the equation
L=15 - 1.5t, where t represents the number of hours since the candle was lit. What is the slopeiof the equation and what is its interpretation in the context of the problem?

The slope of the function is ___ which reveals (the number of hours the until the candle burned fully, the original length of the new candle, the number of inches of candle that burns per hour, or the total number of candle inches that have burned).
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c.

step-by-step explanation:

because first you have to add the 4x, 9x, and the 7x together and you get 20x and then you add the last numbers up and you get 5and then you put the subtraction sign in there and that's how you get the answer.

5x + 3y = - 4

step-by-step explanation:

the equation of a line in standard form is

ax + by = c ( a is a positive integer and b, c are integers )

express the line first of all in slope- intercept form

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y-intercept )

to calculate m use the gradient formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (7, - 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, - 8)

m = = -

y = - x + c ← is the partial equation

to find c substitute either of the 2 points into the partial equation

using (4, - 8 ), then

- 8 = - + c ⇒ c = -

y = - x - ← in slope-intercept form

multiply all terms by 3 to eliminate the fractions

3y = - 5x - 4 ( add 5x to both sides )

5x + 3y = - 4 ← in standard form

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