How do you solve it and how do you explain?

so the answer is 30

now to find the answer we just need to do this...

step 1: we need to simplify the equations from both sides.

then we multiply on both sides by

which equals x= 30

Step-by-step explanation:

hope this helps!!

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:

27

step-by-step explanation: