Question

Mrs Finch wants to improve her sense of smell and buys 28 candles for aromatherapy. She
burns one candle every evening and makes a new one from the remaining wax of seven burnt
candles. For how many days can she completely use all the 28 candles and the wax from all the
28 candles?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mrs Finch will take 28 days + 28/7days

= 28+4 =32days to use all wax from the candles .

Step-by-step explanation:

Mrs Finch would take a day to complete one candle .

And from the remaining wax from 7 candles she would make a candle .

Therefore , 28 candles for 28 days + (28/7) days = 28 +4 (4 because she cold make 4 candles from the remaining wax )

=32 days .