Question

Tony is 1/2 of a mile ahead of Laura on a jogging path. If Tony is running at 5 miles per hour and Laura is running at 7 miles per hour, how long will it take Laura to catch up with Tony?

A. 1/2of an hour or 30 minutes
B. 1/4 of an hour or 15 minutes
C. 1/3of an hour or 20 minutes
D. 1 hour or 60 minutes

Answer 1

lol y dont u acknowledge by giving a medal?

Answer 2

oh there we go i think hes got the message

Answer 3

i am you idiot

Answer 4

oops reported :p

Answer 5

nerd

Answer 6

lol more than medals learn to respect those who help.. u think i do it for medals? see we r here to help giving medals is a way of thanking us..

Answer 7

call me what you want i know how to answer these questions where as your looking for answers instead of learning it for your self, just let me know how far you get in your exams. :)

Answer 8

ok lets solve this together santi

Answer 9

um you here santi?

Answer 10

i feel he left :/

Answer 11

dont think hes interested :p

Answer 12

but anyways can you work it out for me im stuck on this :p

Answer 13

ofcourse hehe see lets take the time as t hours so we have the distance travelled by person 1 is 5t and person 2 is 7t..

the difference in distance is 1/2.. so ur equation is something like 5t+1/2=7t

Answer 14

so we have t=1/4 mile

Answer 15

is that fine?

Answer 16

5t + 1/2 = 7t

1/2 = 2t

1/4 = t

ok got that

Answer 17

:D

Answer 18

ahh so the answer is 1/4 or 15 minutes :p i get it thanks