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An ant can pass straight across a field in 3 hours with a speed of 0.2 mph. How long will it take the ant to cross the field at a speed of 0.1 mph?
Let t be the time the ant spent going at a speed of 0.1 mph.
Equation: ___
Answer: It will take the ant ___hours if it moves at 0.1 mph.

Please help in this question!! An ant can pass straight across a field in 3 hours-example-1
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I’m pretty sure it’s 6 hours!? But I’m not sure
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Answer:

6 hours.

Explanation:

If the ant can do this in s hours with the speed of 0.2, then at 0.1 it will take double the origanel time wich will be 6 hours.

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