Leons older brother is 4 and 3/4 feet tall. leon is 1/3 foot shorter than his brother .how tall is leon

Let

x------> height of Leon's older brother

y------> height of Leon

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction

we know that

-----> equation A

-----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

Convert to mixed number

therefore

the answer is

part a

x     y

0     8

1     7.5

2     7

3     6.5

4     6

5     5.5  

for every hour i deducted .5 inches from the length of the candle

part b

it is a function because for every x value there is only one y value

part   c

for every x value there is only one y value

x       y

0       8

1       7.6

2       7.2

3       6.8

step-by-step explanation: