Is"seven and one seventh less than the product of two times five" the same as"two multiplied by five and then decreased by seven and one seventh "? Explain why or why not.

Yes it’s the same. They both basically tell you to subtract 7 1/7 from 10 in both, which means that it will be the same

Step-by-step explanation:

part a

x     y

0     8

1     7.5

2     7

3     6.5

4     6

5     5.5  

for every hour i deducted .5 inches from the length of the candle

part b

it is a function because for every x value there is only one y value

part   c

for every x value there is only one y value

x       y

0       8

1       7.6

2       7.2

3       6.8

step-by-step explanation: