Two candles have the same length. One candle takes 6 hours to burn all the way...

Two candles have the same length. One candle takes 6 hours to burn all the way down while the other candle takes 9 hours. If the two candles are lit at the same time, how long will it take for the two candles to burn so that one candle is twice the length of the other?

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so it will take 4.5 hours.

Thank you.

Colby Messinger answered 8 months ago

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