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Wafula starts cycling at 8:00 am towards a certain destination at 90 km/hr. Nekesa starts cycling towards the same destination at 8:21 am at 97 km/hr. When does Nekesa catch up with Wafula?

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12:51 pm\text{12:51 pm}

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  1. Calculate the distance Wafula covered before Nekesa started.

    Wafula started at 8:00 am. Nekesa started at 8:21 am.
    Time difference = 8:21 am−8:00 am=21 minutes8:21 \text{ am} - 8:00 \text{ am} = 21 \text{ minutes}.
    Convert minutes to hours:

    21 minutes=2160 hours=720 hours21 \text{ minutes} = \frac{21}{60} \text{ hours} = \frac{7}{20} \text{ hours}

    Wafula's speed = 90 km/hr90 \text{ km/hr}.
    Distance covered by Wafula = Speed ×\times Time

    DW=90 km/hr×720 hr=90×720 km=9×72 km=632 km=31.5 kmD_W = 90 \text{ km/hr} \times \frac{7}{20} \text{ hr} = \frac{90 \times 7}{20} \text{ km} = \frac{9 \times 7}{2} \text{ km} = \frac{63}{2} \text{ km} = 31.5 \text{ km}

    This is the head start distance Wafula has.

  2. Calculate the relative speed of Nekesa with respect to Wafula.

    Both are moving in the same direction.
    Nekesa's speed = 97 km/hr97 \text{ km/hr}.
    Wafula's speed = 90 km/hr90 \text{ km/hr}.
    Relative speed = Nekesa's speed - Wafula's speed

    Vrelative=97 km/hr−90 km/hr=7 km/hrV_{relative} = 97 \text{ km/hr} - 90 \text{ km/hr} = 7 \text{ km/hr}
  3. Calculate the time it takes for Nekesa to catch up with Wafula.

    Time to catch up = Head start distance / Relative speed

    Tcatch−up=31.5 km7 km/hr=4.5 hoursT_{catch-up} = \frac{31.5 \text{ km}}{7 \text{ km/hr}} = 4.5 \text{ hours}

    Convert 0.5 hours to minutes: 0.5×60=30 minutes0.5 \times 60 = 30 \text{ minutes}.
    So, the time to catch up is 4 hours and 30 minutes.

  4. Determine the time Nekesa caught up with Wafula.

    Nekesa started at 8:21 am.
    Catch-up time = Nekesa's start time + Time to catch up

    8:21 am+4 hours 30 minutes8:21 \text{ am} + 4 \text{ hours } 30 \text{ minutes} 8:21 am+4 hours=12:21 pm8:21 \text{ am} + 4 \text{ hours} = 12:21 \text{ pm} 12:21 pm+30 minutes=12:51 pm12:21 \text{ pm} + 30 \text{ minutes} = 12:51 \text{ pm}

    The time Nekesa caught up with Wafula is 12:51 pm\text{12:51 pm}.

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