An ant is crawling towards an anthill that is 2.5 meters away. If the ant crawls 0.085 meters each second for 12 seconds and then stops, how far away will he then be from the anthill?
Question
An ant is crawling towards an anthill that is 2.5 meters away. If the ant crawls 0.085 meters each second for 12 seconds and then stops, how far away will he then be from the anthill?
Solution
Sure, let's break it down:
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First, we need to find out how far the ant has crawled. We know that the ant crawls at a speed of 0.085 meters per second and it crawled for 12 seconds. So, we multiply the speed by the time to find the distance.
Distance = Speed * Time Distance = 0.085 meters/second * 12 seconds = 1.02 meters
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The ant started 2.5 meters away from the anthill. After crawling, it has covered a distance of 1.02 meters.
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To find out how far the ant is from the anthill after it stops crawling, we subtract the distance it has crawled from the initial distance.
Remaining Distance = Initial Distance - Distance Crawled Remaining Distance = 2.5 meters - 1.02 meters = 1.48 meters
So, the ant will be 1.48 meters away from the anthill after it stops crawling.
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