## anonymous one year ago 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. (5 poin

1. Kash_TheSmartGuy

Part A: Candle 1 because Candle 2 melts at a rate of 22.86 cm/hr and Candle 1 melts at 19.5 cm/hr. Part B: sorry, can't help you with it because I don't know!! :(

2. anonymous

Can you help with one more ??

3. anonymous

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4. Kash_TheSmartGuy

Yup

5. anonymous

Jane poured 12 cups of water into a rectangular container measuring 12 inches by 8 inches by 9 centimeters. [1 cup = 14.44 cubic inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm] Part A: What is the maximum volume of water that the rectangular container can hold? Show your work. (3 points) Part B: How many cubic inches of water was poured into the container? (3 points) Part C: What was the height of the water in the container? Show your work. (4 points) Measurement is given as length by width by height

6. anonymous

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7. Kash_TheSmartGuy

Part A: $12\times8\times22.86$$2194.56inches^{3}$$2194\div14.44$

8. Kash_TheSmartGuy

$2194.56\div14.44$ Answer for part A: 151.98

9. Kash_TheSmartGuy

Part B:$14.44\times12=173.28inches ^{3}$ Answer for Part B: 173 cubic inches.

10. Kash_TheSmartGuy

Part C: Can't help, not taught! Sorry :(, can you give me a medal?

11. anonymous

Just did thanks

12. Kash_TheSmartGuy

Thanks