Elijah and Howard started jogging from the same point. Howard started jogging 9 minutes earlier than Elijah. Elijah's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Howard'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 Elijah to catch up with Howard? 
2. What distance would Howard have jogged when Elijah caught up with him?  Express your answer in meters.

	Elijah	Howard
Speed	500 m/min	250 m/min
Start time		9 min earlier
Extra distance covered at first		2250 m

(a)
Distance that Howard covered when he jogged 9 minutes earlier
= 9 x 250
= 2250 m

Distance that Elijah covered more than Howard per min
= 500 - 250
= 250 m

Time that Elijah needed to take to cover the additional 2250 m
= 2250 ÷ 250
= 9 min

(b)
Time that Howard would had jogged when Elijah caught up with him
= 9 + 9
= 18 min

Distance that Howard would have jogged when Elijah caught up with him
= 18 x 250
= 4500 m

Answer(s): (a) 9 min; (b) 4500 m