A red candle is #11 2/5# inches tall. The label claims that the candle will melt #1 1/8# inch every hour it burns. If the label is correct, for how many hours will the candle burn?
1 Answer
Aug 1, 2017
Explanation:
Change both fractions to improper fractions and then divide.
Multiply the denominator and numerator by the inverse of
Answer as a mixed number because that is the form that was given.