Answer:
Time taken is 0.5833 hours OR 35 minutes
Explanation:
In order to solve this equation we need to first find out how much distance the first jogger ran in the first five minutes. This is:
Distance of J1 = 7 * 5/60 = 0.5833 miles
The second jogger then leaves from the same location, and travels 0.5833 + (distance run by first jogger) to catch up.
We can write this as:
(Distance of J2) = 0.5833 + (Distance of J1)
Since distance = speed * time , we can write the above equation as follows:
(8 * time) = 0.5833 + (7 * time)
Solving for time we get:
Time = 0.5833 hours (as velocity is in hours)
This is also equal to 35 minutes
