Tommy and Mark started jogging from the same point. Mark started jogging 2 minutes earlier than Tommy. Tommy's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Mark'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 Tommy to catch up with Mark? 
2. What distance would Mark have jogged when Tommy caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Tommy	Mark
Speed	500 m/min	300 m/min
Start time		2 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		600 m

(a)
Distance that Mark covered when he jogged 2 minutes earlier
= 2 x 300
= 600 m

Distance that Tommy covered more than Mark per min
= 500 - 300
= 200 m

Time that Tommy needed to take to cover the additional 600 m
= 600 ÷ 200
= 3 min

(b)
Time that Mark would had jogged when Tommy caught up with him
= 3 + 2
= 5 min

Distance that Mark would have jogged when Tommy caught up with him
= 5 x 300
= 1500 m

Answer(s): (a) 3 min; (b) 1500 m