janet lit a 12-inch candle. she noticed that it was getting an inch shorter every 30 minutes in how many hours will the candle burn out support your answer with a reason
If you multiplied 12 and 30 you would get 360 minutes which is 6 hours. So if Janet lit a 12 inch candle and every 30 minutes it lost an inch it would take 6 hours. The reason being it loses an inch every 30 minutes and it has 12 inches.