Question : A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 210 m. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief is 25 km/hr and that of the policeman is 32 km/hr, then how far would the thief have run (in m) before he is overtaken?
Option 1: 920
Option 2: 480
Option 3: 1200
Option 4: 750
Correct Answer: 750
Solution :
Let the time taken to catch the thief be
Distance travelled by thief going at 25 km/hr =
Distance travelled by policeman going at 32 km/hr =
Now, distance travelled by thief +
⇒
⇒
Distance travelled by thief going at 25 km/hours
Hence, the correct answer is 750.
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