P6 / Maris Stella / 2019 / SA2 / Paper 2 – Q10 [3 marks]

Question:

Tom and Jerry ran along a 3 km path around the reservoir. They started at the same point at 7.30 a.m. but ran in opposite directions. Both of them did not change their speeds throughout their run. They passed each other at 7.40 a.m. Tom’s running speed was 180 m/min. What was Jerry’s running speed?
Leave your answer in m/min.