Question

Jabal and Micheal are walking to school and agree to leave their homes at the same time. Jabal leaves his house walking 2 meters per second. Micheal leaves his house walking 2.5 meters per second. Jabal's house is 100 meters closer to school than Micheal's house. After how long are the boys walking together?

Answer 1

200 seconds

Explanation:

Answer 2

200 seconds or 3 minutes and 20 seconds

Explanation:

Jabal from Micheal's house

y=100+2x

Micheal to his house

y=2.5x

100+2x=2.5x

100=0.5x

x=200