Question

Tom and kate live 15 miles apart they decide to jog to meet eachother kate left her house and jogged at a rate of 2.5 miles per hour tom left his house at the same time and jogged at a rate of 3.5 miles per hour

how long does it take for the two friends to meet?

how far will each have jogged when they meet ?

Answer 1

Every hour Kate jogs 5 miles per hour and Tim jogs 7 miles per hour. They will have jogged 17.5 miles when they meet and it will take tim 5 hours and Kate 7 hours.