1. Preeta watches an ant and a beetle crawl in a hole in the ground. The beetle is inch below ground level. The beetle climbs the distance the ant is below ground level. The beetle is now inches below ground level. (a) Let x = the position of the ant relative to ground level. What equation can be written to solve for x?
(b) Solve the equation from Part (a). Show your work.
(c) What is the distance between where the ant is and where the beetle is? Answer the question in a complete sentence. Show your work.

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents

the system of inequalities is

step-by-step explanation:

step 1

find the equation of the dashed line

we have the points

(0,0) and (3,1)

the line passes through the origin, so, is a direct variation

find the slope

the equation of the dashed line is

the solution of the inequality a s the shaded area above the dashed line

therefore

the equation of the inequality a is

step 2

find the equation of the solid line

we have the points

(4,0) and (0,4)

find the slope

the equation of the solid line is

the solution of the inequality b s the shaded area below the solid line

therefore

the equation of the inequality b is

step 3

the system of inequalities is

x= cost per bracelet

number of bracelets * x + shipping charge = total cost

so

9x+9=72