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A bug crawls along a number line, starting at -2. It crawls to -6, then turns around and crawls to 5. How many units does the bug crawl altogether? | == Problem == | ||
A bug crawls along a number line, starting at <math>-2</math>. It crawls to <math>-6</math>, then turns around and crawls to <math>5</math>. How many units does the bug crawl altogether? | |||
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15 </math> | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15 </math> | ||
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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
Crawling from -2 to -6 takes it a distance of 4 units. Crawling from -6 to 5 takes it a distance of 11 units. Add 4 and 11 to get <math>\ | <asy> | ||
draw((-2,1)--(-6,1),red+dashed,EndArrow); | |||
draw((-6,2)--(5,2),blue+dashed,EndArrow); | |||
dot((-2,0)); | |||
dot((-6,0)); | |||
dot((5,0)); | |||
label("$-2$",(-2,0),dir(270)); | |||
label("$-6$",(-6,0),dir(270)); | |||
label("$5$",(5,0),dir(270)); | |||
label("$4$",(-4,0.9),dir(270)); | |||
label("$11$",(-1.5,2.5),dir(90)); | |||
</asy> | |||
Crawling from <math>-2</math> to <math>-6</math> takes it a distance of <math>4</math> units. Crawling from <math>-6</math> to <math>5</math> takes it a distance of <math>11</math> units. Add <math>4</math> and <math>11</math> to get <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 15}</math> | |||
==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)== | |||
https://youtu.be/VKaj_HDCUuQ | |||
~Education, the Study of Everything | |||
== See Also == | |||
{{AMC10 box|year=2012|ab=A|num-b=2|num-a=4}} | |||
{{AMC12 box|year=2012|ab=A|before=First Problem|num-a=2}} | |||
{{MAA Notice}} | |||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 20 July 2025
- The following problem is from both the 2012 AMC 12A #1 and 2012 AMC 10A #3, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
A bug crawls along a number line, starting at 
. It crawls to 
, then turns around and crawls to 
. How many units does the bug crawl altogether?
Solution
![[asy] draw((-2,1)--(-6,1),red+dashed,EndArrow); draw((-6,2)--(5,2),blue+dashed,EndArrow); dot((-2,0)); dot((-6,0)); dot((5,0)); label("$-2$",(-2,0),dir(270)); label("$-6$",(-6,0),dir(270)); label("$5$",(5,0),dir(270)); label("$4$",(-4,0.9),dir(270)); label("$11$",(-1.5,2.5),dir(90)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/9/2/a927a82769c8fbe2aaae6d6429953fbf8777298e.png)
Crawling from to takes it a distance of 
units. Crawling from to takes it a distance of 
units. Add and to get 
Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)
~Education, the Study of Everything
See Also
| 2012 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 2 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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