SOLUTION: pen is jogging in a speed of 4 km/h. half an hour later, jeff started following him in a speed of 8.5 km/h. how long it's gonna take jeff to catch pen ?

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Question 834618: pen is jogging in a speed of 4 km/h. half an hour later, jeff started following him in a speed of 8.5 km/h. how long it's gonna take jeff to catch pen ?
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In that half an hour, pen went 2 miles.
Jeff will take 2/8.5 =.24 hours or about 11 minutes to catch pen.

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