2015 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 3
Jack and Jill are going swimming at a pool that is one mile from their house. They leave home simultaneously. Jill rides her bicycle to the pool at a constant speed of 
miles per hour. Jack walks to the pool at a constant speed of 
miles per hour. How many minutes before Jack does Jill arrive?
Solution 2
Using 
, we can set up an equation for when Jill arrives at swimming:
Solving for 
, we get that Jill gets to the pool in 
of on hour, which translates to 
minutes. Doing the same for Jack, we get that
Jack arrives at the pool in 
of an hour, which in turn translates to 
minutes. Thus, Jill has to wait 
minutes for Jack to arrive at the pool.
See Also
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