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Mr mole left his burrow that lie below the ground and started digging at a constant rate deeper into the ground. After 5 min. Of descending at a rate of 1.8 meters per min. He was 13.5 meters below ground.

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Assuming you wanted to know where he started....
Answer: he started 4.5meters below ground
Step-by-step explanation:
First you have to multiply 5 times 1.8 to find how much he dug in 5 minutes, which was 9 meters.
Then you subtract 9 meters from his ending depth of 13.5 meters to get his start
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