Two ants, Andy and Ashley, went to visit their friend. Andy crawled the whole way, but Ashley spent half of the way riding on a caterpillar, which was two times slower than crawling. Ashley spent the second half of the journey riding on a grasshopper, which was 5 times faster than crawling. Which ant got to their friend's house first, if they left at the same time?

Andy

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say that x is Andy's speed, and d is the distance he traveled.

The time it takes Andy to reach his friend is d/x.

The time it takes Ashley to travel the first half is (d/2)/(x/2) = d/x.

The time it takes Ashley to travel the second half is (d/2)/(5x) = d/(10x).

The total time is d/x + d/(10x) = 1.1 d/x.

It takes Ashley 1.1 times longer to reach the friend.  Andy gets there first.

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step-by-step explanation:

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the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

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check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below: