Simon and Vaidev started jogging from the same point. Vaidev started jogging 8 minutes earlier than Simon. Simon's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Vaidev's jogging speed was 100 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 Vaidev? 
2. What distance would Vaidev have jogged when Simon caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Simon	Vaidev
Speed	500 m/min	100 m/min
Start time		8 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		800 m

(a)
Distance that Vaidev covered when he jogged 8 minutes earlier
= 8 x 100
= 800 m

Distance that Simon covered more than Vaidev per min
= 500 - 100
= 400 m

Time that Simon needed to take to cover the additional 800 m
= 800 ÷ 400
= 2 min

(b)
Time that Vaidev would had jogged when Simon caught up with him
= 2 + 8
= 10 min

Distance that Vaidev would have jogged when Simon caught up with him
= 10 x 100
= 1000 m

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