Let

represent Jose's drived distance and

represent Rob's.
So what you need to do is to solve the equation:



So Jose drove for
6 hours before Rob caught him.
40%
Because, 2/5 equals 4/10. 10x10=100, so 4x10=40, so 40%.
The rope is not long enough a meter is roughly 3 feet 3 inches totalling out to 98 feet and a few inches
This is how I would go about solving this, hope it helps.