SPIRAL! The function f(x) = -0.25x + 5 models the height of a candle x seconds after it is lit. What is the meaning of the slope of the function? %3D the rate at which the candle is burning O the initial height of the candle O the final height of the candle O the amount of time it will take the candle to burn

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SPIRAL! The function f(x) = -0.25x + 5 models the height of a candle x
seconds after it is lit. What is the meaning of the slope of the function?
O the rate at which the candle is burning
the initial height of the candle
the final height of the candle
the amount of time it will take the candle to burn
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