We have been given that n earthworm tunnels 2 centimeters into the ground each day. We need to figure out how many days will it take the earthworm to tunnel 14 centimeters if it continues to tunnel into the ground at the same pace.
Let us assume that it will take the earth worm x days to tunnel 14 centimeters into the ground.
Since the earth worm tunnels into the ground 2 centimeters in 1 days. Therefore, in x days, it will tunnel into the ground 2x centimeters.
We can now set up a linear equation using this information as shown below:
[tex]2x=14\\ \\ x=\frac{14}{2} \\ \\ x=7[/tex]
Therefore, it will take the earth worm 7 days to tunnel 14 centimeters into the ground.
