Item 4
A mole lives in an underground burrow. It starts at a certain point, p, underground and digs straight down to double its distance under the surface. It then climbs straight up 3 feet. Its final position is deeper than 5 feet under the surface.

What was the mole's original position, p, relative to the surface?

Enter your answer in the box to complete the inequality.

p

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Answer:

<-4

Step-by-step explanation:

2x+3<-5

2x+3-3<-5-3

2x<-8

2x/2<-8/2

x<-4