Question

An ant went 4m 8cm upa tree ,then it came 2m 46cm down. How far away was it from the starting point?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

first minute it’s +9

then the second minute it’s - 2 for a total

of 7 per 2 minutes if this is the cycle

if you need a quick guess I would use 3.5 / 60 =17.5 minute worst answer but a solid guess based on the data and having to leap to the answer

BUT wait

here is, the cycle

9,7, 16,14, 23,21, 30,28, 37,35, 44,42, 51,49, 58,56

that’s 8 cycles completed or 16 minutes

what does it take for the ant to complete the last 4 inches

9/60 seconds = 1 inch about ever 6.66 seconds Run you little guy, the devils chasing you….

4 x 6.66 = 26 seconds

so the better answer is 16 minutes and about 26 seconds