Question

Brain and Jared live in the same apartment complex and they both bike to and from the work every day. The figure above shows a typical commute home for each of them. Based on the figure, which of the following statements is true?

• A. It takes Brain longer to bike home because his work is farther away.
• B. It takes Jared longer to bike home because his work is farther away.
• C. Jared and Brain arrive home at the same time, so they must bike at about the same rate.
• D. Jared bikes a longer distance than Brain in the same amount of time, so Jared must bike at a faster rate.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Jared bikes a longer distance than Brain in the same amount of time, so Jared must bike at a faster rate.

$\Rightarrow$ In the given figure we can see Jared's distance between workplace and the apartment is more than Brain's.

$\Rightarrow$ Jared takes the same time as Brain to travel that distance.

$\therefore$ Jared bikes a longer distance than Brain in the same amount of time, so Jared must bike at a faster rate.