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Proportion word problems

Elio makes candles that are 14 cm14\text{ cm} tall. Each candle burns 88 hours before going out. He is wondering how many hours a 21 cm21\text{ cm} tall candle can burn for.
He assumes that the relationship between the height of a candle and number of hours it burns (h)(h) is proportional.
Which proportion could Elio use to model this situation?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
Solve the proportion to determine how long a 21 cm21 \text{ cm} tall candle can burn for.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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