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13 July, 21:12

A twelve inch candle and an eighteen inch candle are lit at six pm. The twelve inche candle burns. 5 inches every hour and the 18 inche candle burns 2 inches every hour at what time will the two candles be the same height?

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  1. 13 July, 21:40
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    At 10pm

    18 - 2t = 12 - 0.5t

    6 = 1.5t

    t = 6/1.5

    t = 4 hours
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