Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: john and jacob set out together on bicycle traveling at 15 and 9 miles per hour , respectively . after 40 minutes , john stops to fix a flat tire . if it takes john one hour to fix the flat tire and jacob continues to ride during this time , how many hours will it take john to catch up to jacob assuming he resumes his ride at 15 miles per hour ? ( consider john ' s deceleration / acceleration before / after the flat to be negligible ) 
Options: a ) 3 , b ) 3 1 / 3 , c ) 3 1 / 2 , d ) 4 , e ) 1 1 / 4
Output (English): e