A cat wakes up in its bed and visits its food dish to the left of its bed. Its position over time is described in the table below:

Question

Positions to the right of the cat's bed are assigned a negative value and positions to the left of its bed are assigned a positive value.

Where did the cat begin and end its journey?

(1 point)
Responses

The cat began its journey in bed and ended its journey 5 meters to the left of its bed.
The cat began its journey in bed and ended its journey 5 meters to the left of its bed.

​​The cat began its journey in bed and ended its journey 10 meters to the right of its bed.
​​ The cat began its journey in bed and ended its journey 10 meters to the right of its bed.

The cat began its journey at its food dish and ended its journey 10 meters to the left of its bed.
The cat began its journey at its food dish and ended its journey 10 meters to the left of its bed.

The cat began its journey at its food dish and ended its journey 10 meters to the right of its bed.

Answer 1

Based on the information provided, the cat starts in its bed and visits its food dish to the left of the bed. The most logical conclusion is that the cat's position relative to its bed starts at a value of 0 (bed) and moves to a position to the left (positive value).

If the actual distances were provided in the table, we could determine the exact final position. However, since there is no table with data, we can only deduce from the problem's context.

Given that the cat wakes up in its bed:

• If the food dish is to the left, the cat must move in a positive direction.
• The first response option states that the cat ends up 5 meters to the left of its bed.
• The second response indicates that the cat moves to an even more negative position, suggesting it ended up further to the right, which is impossible since the food dish is already on the left.

Thus, the most straightforward conclusion is:

The cat began its journey in bed and ended its journey 5 meters to the left of its bed.