Suppose that the height (in centimeters) of a candle is a linear function of the amount of time (in hours) it has been burning. After 8 hours of burning, a candle has a height of 24.2 centimeters. After 24 hours of burning, its height is 22.6 centimeters. What is the height of the candle after 17 hours?

answer: 12

step-by-step explanation:

because yes

answer: the proof is mentioned below.

step-by-step explanation:

since, given:   lines bc = ef

prove:   lines ac > ef

          statements                                           reason

1. bc=ef                                           1. given

2. ac= ab+bc                                 2. because b is the point between the  

                                                            line segment ac

3.   ac > bc                                       3. because if a line segment is equal to

                                                          the sum of two line segments then it is

                                                          always greater then each of these

                                                          individual line segments

4. ac > ef                                         4. by equality property.

is the anwser b. (-13)?