Question

Enter a number in the box to complete the sentence. Give your answer to the nearest half-hour.

When lit, a candle loses 5% of its original height every hour. Jennifer lit a candle with an original height of 8 inches.

Answer 1

Do you mean: When lit, a candle loses 5% of its original height every hour. Jennifer lit a candle with an original height of 8 inches.

Until the candle has been burning for at least _____ hours, the height of Jennifer's candle will be more than 7 inches.

If so your answer is: 2.5!