2015 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 3
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Problem
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
Using 
, we can set up an equation for when Jill arrives at the swimming pool:
Solving for 
, we get that Jill gets to the pool in 
of an hour, which is 
minutes. Doing the same for Jack, we get that
Jack arrives at the pool in 
of an hour, which in turn is 
minutes. Thus, Jill has to wait 
minutes for Jack to arrive at the pool.
Solution 2
T=D/s Jill: (1/10)x60 because in minutes, is equal to 6 min Jack:(1/4)x60 is 15 minutes.
15-6 is 9, so our answer is \boxed{\textbf{(D)}~9}$ - TheNerdWhoIsNerdy.
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