SOLUTION: A jogger who can run a 10-minute mile starts a half-mile ahead of a jogger who can run an 8-minute mile. How long will it take the faster jogger to catch the slower jogger?

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Question 1039182: A jogger who can run a 10-minute mile starts a half-mile ahead of a jogger who can run an 8-minute mile. How long will it take the faster jogger to catch the slower jogger?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first jogger runs 1/10th a mile per minute; the second one does 1/8th. With a 5/10ths mile head start, or 5 minutes. So:
n/10+5=n/8
4n+200=5n
n=200 minutes before the faster jogger catches up!!!!!!