Asher and Zeph started jogging from the same point. Zeph started jogging 9 minutes earlier than Asher. Asher's jogging speed was 450 m/min and Zeph'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 Asher to catch up with Zeph? 
2. What distance would Zeph have jogged when Asher caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Asher	Zeph
Speed	450 m/min	300 m/min
Start time		9 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		2700 m

(a)
Distance that Zeph covered when he jogged 9 minutes earlier
= 9 x 300
= 2700 m

Distance that Asher covered more than Zeph per min
= 450 - 300
= 150 m

Time that Asher needed to take to cover the additional 2700 m
= 2700 ÷ 150
= 18 min

(b)
Time that Zeph would had jogged when Asher caught up with him
= 18 + 9
= 27 min

Distance that Zeph would have jogged when Asher caught up with him
= 27 x 300
= 8100 m

Answer(s): (a) 18 min; (b) 8100 m