Eric and Owen started jogging from the same point. Owen started jogging 4 minutes earlier than Eric. Eric's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Owen's jogging speed was 300 m/min. They went in the same direction and did not change their speeds throughout.

1. How long did it take for Eric to catch up with Owen? 
2. What distance would Owen have jogged when Eric caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Eric	Owen
Speed	500 m/min	300 m/min
Start time		4 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		1200 m

(a)
Distance that Owen covered when he jogged 4 minutes earlier
= 4 x 300
= 1200 m

Distance that Eric covered more than Owen per min
= 500 - 300
= 200 m

Time that Eric needed to take to cover the additional 1200 m
= 1200 ÷ 200
= 6 min

(b)
Time that Owen would had jogged when Eric caught up with him
= 6 + 4
= 10 min

Distance that Owen would have jogged when Eric caught up with him
= 10 x 300
= 3000 m

Answer(s): (a) 6 min; (b) 3000 m