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Q: A thief steals a car at 2.30 pm & drives it at 60 km/ph. The theft is discovered at 3 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 75 km/ph. When will he over take the thief?

  • 1
    4.30 pm
  • 2
    4.45 pm
  • 3
    5 pm
  • 4
    5.51 pm
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Answer : 3. "5 pm"
Explanation :

Suppose the thief has overtaken x hrs after 2.30 P.M.

Then, distance covered by the thief in x hours=distance covered by the owner in (x-1/2) hrs

so the thief is overtaken at 5 p.m.

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