Mark and Michael started jogging from the same point. Michael started jogging 6 minutes earlier than Mark. Mark's jogging speed was 300 m/min and Michael's jogging speed was 250 m/min. They went in the same direction and did not change their speeds throughout.

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

	Mark	Michael
Speed	300 m/min	250 m/min
Start time		6 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		1500 m

(a)
Distance that Michael covered when he jogged 6 minutes earlier
= 6 x 250
= 1500 m

Distance that Mark covered more than Michael per min
= 300 - 250
= 50 m

Time that Mark needed to take to cover the additional 1500 m
= 1500 ÷ 50
= 30 min

(b)
Time that Michael would had jogged when Mark caught up with him
= 30 + 6
= 36 min

Distance that Michael would have jogged when Mark caught up with him
= 36 x 250
= 9000 m

Answer(s): (a) 30 min; (b) 9000 m