A cat wakes up in its bed and visits its food dish to the left of its bed.

Question

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


Time (m) 1 2 3 4 5
Position (m) 0 2 4 -5 -10
Where did the cat begin and end its journey?

(1 point)
Responses

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 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 at its food dish 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 right of its bed.

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

Answer 1

To determine where the cat began and ended its journey based on the provided positions:

1. Initial Condition: The cat wakes up in its bed. The bed is assigned a position of 0 meters.

2. Position Values:

   • At time 1: 0 m (in bed)
   • At time 2: 2 m (moving to the left, towards the food dish)
   • At time 3: 4 m (moving further to the left)
   • At time 4: -5 m (moving to the right)
   • At time 5: -10 m (moving further to the right)

3. Start and End Positions:

   • The cat starts at 0 m (its bed).
   • By time 5, the cat is at -10 m (which is 10 meters to the left of its bed, since positions to the left are positive and positions to the right are negative).

From this information, we can conclude:

• The cat began its journey in bed (0 m).
• The cat ended its journey 10 meters to the left of its bed (-10 m).

Therefore, the correct response is: The cat began its journey in bed and ended its journey 10 meters to the left of its bed.