Tommy and Eric started jogging from the same point. Eric started jogging 4 minutes earlier than Tommy. Tommy's jogging speed was 450 m/min and Eric'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 Eric? 
2. What distance would Eric have jogged when Tommy caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Tommy	Eric
Speed	450 m/min	300 m/min
Start time		4 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		1200 m

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

Distance that Tommy covered more than Eric per min
= 450 - 300
= 150 m

Time that Tommy needed to take to cover the additional 1200 m
= 1200 ÷ 150
= 8 min

(b)
Time that Eric would had jogged when Tommy caught up with him
= 8 + 4
= 12 min

Distance that Eric would have jogged when Tommy caught up with him
= 12 x 300
= 3600 m

Answer(s): (a) 8 min; (b) 3600 m