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Abel starts walking from Point A at a speed of 4 km/h, 2 hours later, from Point A,

Jack rides his bicycle at 8 Km/h along the same route.
a) When will Jack overtake Abel?

b) How far will they have travelled by the time Jack overtake Abel?

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Answer:

a) In 2 hours

b) 16 km

Explanation:

Let's first find out how far Abel has traveled in 2 hours. We can use the formula:

distance = speed x time

distance = 4 km/h x 2 h = 8 km

So when Jack starts cycling, Abel has already covered 8 km.

Now, let's say it takes Jack t hours to catch up to Abel. During this time, Abel has continued walking for t + 2 hours. So we can write:

distance covered by Abel = distance covered by Jack

4 km/h x (t + 2 h) = 8 km/h x t

Simplifying this equation, we get:

4t + 8 = 8t

4t = 8

t = 2

So Jack will overtake Abel after 2 hours of cycling. To find out how far they will have traveled, we can use the formula:

distance = speed x time

distance = 8 km/h x 2 h = 16 km

Therefore, when Jack overtakes Abel, they will have traveled 16 km in total.

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