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An ant is 10 mm underground and
climbs up 0.25 mm per minute. A
i second ant is 15 mm underground and
climbs up 0.5 mm per minute. After
how many minutes will the first ant be
lower than the second ant?
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User Joe Miller
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Answer:

After 4 minutes

Explanation:

After 1 min: Ant 1 is 9.75 mm underground. Ant 2 is 14.5 mm underground.

After 2 min: Ant 1 is 9.5 mm under. Ant 2 is at 14 mm under.

After 3 min: Ant 1 is 9.25 mm under.

After 4 min: Ant 1 is 9 mm under. Ant 2 is 13.5 mm under.

Ant 2 is now closer to the surface than Ant 1.

User Jared Dykstra
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