Question

Medal Awarded!. Let y = 4t + 2 be a linear function representing the distance from home for an ant t minutes after starting out from a location near its home. What does the number 4 represent in this function?. . The ant is 4 feet from its home after t minutes.. . The ant started out 4 feet from its home.. . The ant is crawling at 4 feet per minute.. . The ant is moving 4 feet every 2 minutes.

Answer 1

Answer: The ant is crawling at 4 feet per minute.

Answer 2

The answer to the question above is the third choice "The ant is crawling at 4 feet per minute". When this rate is multiplied by t, the unit of time cancels out and then we are left with the distance. It can be said that 2 is the start off distance that the person started walking.