Distance, Speed and Time questions require students to be proficient with the 3 formulas.
Distance = Speed x Time
Speed = Distance ÷ Time or ( Distance / Time )
Time = Distance ÷ Speed or ( Distance / Speed )
For questions where one party reaches the halfway point and the faster party is already ahead by some distance, this distance will be doubled by the time the slower party has completed the race.
Such questions are common in Paper 2 of P6 exams.
Calculator usage is allowed.
Steve and Jake participated in a go-kart race.
Steve drove at a speed of 6 km/h faster than Jake.
Both boys did not change their speeds throughout the race.
When Jake reached the midpoint of the race, Steve was already 1 km ahead of him.
If Steve completed the race at 9.55 a.m.,
At what time did Jake complete the race?
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