Question

Pls Help!!! John and his mother left their house for the market simultaneously. While John's mother was walking with a speed of 15 meters per minute, it took John 3 minutes to walk to the market and back to meet his mother. How long did it take John to get to the market, if his speed was 25 meters per minute?

Answer 1

2.4 mins

2mins 24 sec

Explanation:

Answer 2

It would take 2.4 minutes

Explanation:

Time span can never be different for the same two people. Therefore in 3 minutes, John's mother would have covered a distance of 15(3) = 45 meters. Respectively John would have covered a distance of 25(3) = 75 meters in the same time.

Distance from 'starting point' to the market: 45 m + 15 m = 60 meters,

Time that John takes to return from market, and meet with his mother

=> 15 / 25 (his speed) = 0.6,

Time it takes John to get to the market: 3 - 0.6 = 2.4 minutes