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A policeman spots a thief at a distance of 360 m. Both the policeman and the thief simultaneously start running, with the former chasing the latter. W
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A policeman spots a thief at a distance of 360 m. Both the policeman and the thief simultaneously start running, with the former chasing the latter. While the thief runs at the speed of 8 km/h, the policeman runs at 9.2 km/h. How many metres will the policeman have to run before he catches up with the thief ?

A.

2852

B.

2714

C.

2668

D.

2760

Correct option is D

Given: Policeman spots the thief at 360 m, and their speeds are 9.2 km/h and 8 km/h respectively.
Formula Used: Relative speed = Difference in speeds, Distance = Speed × Time.
Solution:

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