Question

a cat wakes up in its bed and visits its food dish to the left of its bed. positions to the right of its bed are assigned a negative value and positions to the left of its bed are assigned a positive value. time (m) 1 2 3 4 5 position (m) 0 2 4 -5 -10 where did the cat begin and end its journey?

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The cat started its journey at 0 meters and ended at -10 meters from its bed, initially moving left to its food dish then shifting right.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cat began its journey at the position of 0 meters, which is the bed. Looking at the given positions over time, it visited its food dish at 2 meters to the left of the bed at minute 2, and then continued to 4 meters by minute 3. Afterward, the cat moved to the right of the bed, reaching -5 meters by minute 4 and further to -10 meters by minute 5. Therefore, the journey of the cat began at 0 meters and ended at -10 meters from its bed.