1. Preeta watches an ant and a beetle crawl in a hole in the ground. The beetle is inch below ground level. The beetle climbs the distance the ant is below ground level. The beetle is now inches below ground level. (a) Let x = the position of the ant relative to ground level. What equation can be written to solve for x?
(b) Solve the equation from Part (a). Show your work.
(c) What is the distance between where the ant is and where the beetle is? Answer the question in a complete sentence. Show your work.