38. Did the passenger miss the train?

- Poor thing! - Quasiturtle sobbed. Think of it! If he were a little smarter, he could have left earlier and caught the train!
- I remembered the cyclist, - Quasiturtle continued. - The train left the station eleven minutes late and traveled at a speed of ten miles per hour to the next station, which was one and a half miles from the first. At the next station, it stood for fourteen and a half minutes. The passenger arrived at the first station twelve minutes after the train's scheduled departure and walked to the next station at a speed of four miles per hour, hoping to catch the train there.

Did the passenger manage to catch up with the train?
38. Did the passenger miss the train? The passenger arrived at the first station one minute after the train had left. Ten miles per hour is one mile in 6 minutes or one and a half miles in 9 minutes. Thus, the train arrived at the next station 8 minutes after the passenger arrived at the first station. The train stopped at the next station for $14 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes, so the passenger had $22 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes to catch the train at the next station. Four miles per hour is one mile in 15 minutes, or one and a half miles in $22 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes. The passenger will arrive at the next station just in time to catch the train.