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Candle a and candle b were lit at the same time. candle a could last 3 hours and candle b could last 5 hours. after 1 hour, both candles were equal in length. what was the ratio of the length of candle a to the length of candle b at first.

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The ratio of the length of candle A to the length of candle B at first will be 3 / 5.

What are ratios and proportions?

A ratio is an ordered set of integers a and b expressed as a/b, with b never equaling 0. A proportional is a mathematical expression in which two things are equal.

Candle A and candle B were lit at the same time. candle a could last 3 hours and candle b could last 5 hours. after 1 hour, both candles were equal in length.

Then the ratio of the length of the candle A to the length of candle B at first will be

Let the length of candle A is x and the length of candle B be y.

The common speed will be S.

Then we have

Time = length / speed

For candle A, we have

Candle A = x / S = 3 ...1

For candle B, we have

Candle B = y / S = 5 ...2

From equations 1 and 2, we have

x / 3 = y / 5

x / y = 3 / 5

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