SOLUTION: The question reads: Paul and John are riding bicycles on the same path and in the same direction. Paul is going 5 mph and passes a lemonade stand at 12:00. John is going 7 mph and
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Question 159748: The question reads: Paul and John are riding bicycles on the same path and in the same direction. Paul is going 5 mph and passes a lemonade stand at 12:00. John is going 7 mph and passes a lemonafe stand at 12:12. What time does John catch Paul. How far are they from the lemonade stand then?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Presuming that both boys passed the same lemonade stand, since 12 minutes is hour, Paul will be 1 mile ahead of John when John passes the stand. John is travelling 2 miles per hour faster than Paul, so the question becomes how long would it take to go 1 mile at 2 miles per hour. 1 mile/2 mph = hour, or 30 minutes. 12:12 PM plus 30 minutes is 12:42. Paul is already 1 mile past the stand and still travelling 5 mph, so 30 minutes later he will have travelled an additional . Hence John will catch Paul 3.5 miles past the lemonade stand.
