Simon and Eric started jogging from the same point. Eric started jogging 3 minutes earlier than Simon. Simon'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 Simon to catch up with Eric? 
2. What distance would Eric have jogged when Simon caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Simon	Eric
Speed	450 m/min	300 m/min
Start time		3 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		900 m

(a)
Distance that Eric covered when he jogged 3 minutes earlier
= 3 x 300
= 900 m

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

Time that Simon needed to take to cover the additional 900 m
= 900 ÷ 150
= 6 min

(b)
Time that Eric would had jogged when Simon caught up with him
= 6 + 3
= 9 min

Distance that Eric would have jogged when Simon caught up with him
= 9 x 300
= 2700 m

Answer(s): (a) 6 min; (b) 2700 m