Brandon and Simon started jogging from the same point. Simon started jogging 3 minutes earlier than Brandon. Brandon's jogging speed was 400 m/min and Simon'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 Brandon to catch up with Simon? 
2. What distance would Simon have jogged when Brandon caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Brandon	Simon
Speed	400 m/min	200 m/min
Start time		3 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		600 m

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

Distance that Brandon covered more than Simon per min
= 400 - 200
= 200 m

Time that Brandon needed to take to cover the additional 600 m
= 600 ÷ 200
= 3 min

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

Distance that Simon would have jogged when Brandon caught up with him
= 6 x 200
= 1200 m

Answer(s): (a) 3 min; (b) 1200 m