Seth and Zeph started jogging from the same point. Zeph started jogging 3 minutes earlier than Seth. Seth's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Zeph's jogging speed was 200 m/min. They went in the same direction and did not change their speeds throughout.

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

	Seth	Zeph
Speed	500 m/min	200 m/min
Start time		3 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		600 m

(a)
Distance that Zeph covered when he jogged 3 minutes earlier
= 3 x 200
= 600 m

Distance that Seth covered more than Zeph per min
= 500 - 200
= 300 m

Time that Seth needed to take to cover the additional 600 m
= 600 ÷ 300
= 2 min

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

Distance that Zeph would have jogged when Seth caught up with him
= 5 x 200
= 1000 m

Answer(s): (a) 2 min; (b) 1000 m