Sarah has a make your own candle set that includes a block of wax in the shape of a rectangular prism. The block of wax has a length of 8 inches, a width of 6 inches, and a height 3 inches. She wants to make 4 cylindrical candles called pillar candles. Each candle mold will have a diameter of three inches and a height of 6 inches. Does she have enough wax to make the pillar candles? If not, how many complete candles can she make

She doesn't have enough wax to make 4 candles, but she does have enough to make 3 whole candles

Step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.