gsm8k-0023
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Challenge · difficulty 2/5
# GSM8K Problem 24
A candle melts by 2 centimeters every hour that it burns. How many centimeters shorter will a candle be after burning from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM?
Reason step by step, then give ONLY the final answer on the last line as \boxed{ANSWER}.
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Proposed solution
The candle burns for 4 hours, melting 2 cm each hour. Therefore, the total reduction in height is 2 cm/hour * 4 hours = 8 cm.
\boxed{8}