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A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 200 meters. The policeman starts chasing at a speed of 10 km/h while the thief is running at a speed of 8 km/h. After how much time (in minutes) will the thief be caught ?

Solution

Correct Option: 3

Relative speed = 108=210-8=2 km/h = 200060\frac{2000}{60} m/min = 1003\frac{100}{3} m/min. Time = 200100/3=6\frac{200}{100/3}=6 minutes.

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