Medal awarded! . let y = 4t + 2 be a linear function representing the distance from home for an ant t minutes after starting out from a location near its home. what does the number 4 represent in this function? . the ant is 4 feet from its home after t minutes.. the ant started out 4 feet from its home.. the ant is crawling at 4 feet per minute.. the ant is moving 4 feet every 2 minutes.

The answer to the question above is the third choice "The ant is crawling at 4 feet per minute". When this rate is multiplied by t, the unit of time cancels out and then we are left with the distance. It can be said that 2 is the start off distance that the person started walking. 

yes

step-by-step explanation:

always plug in x. in this case, x equals 4.

i'm going to first solve 4(2+3x)

1) 4(2+3(4)) use pemdas to solve.

i'm going to multiply whats in the parenthesis first, so 3 times 4=12.

2)4 (2+12) i'm then going to multiply 4 by both numbers in the parenthesis (because multiplying comes before adding)

4 times 2= 8.   4 times 12= 48

4) (8+48)= 56 (answer)

i'm then going to solve 8+12x and plug in 4 for x.

1) 8 +12(4)

multiplying comes before adding, so i'm gonna multiply 12 and 4.

12 times 4= 48.

2) 8+48=56

both equal the same!

Hope this ; )