A thief steals a car at 2.30pm and drives it at 60kmph.the
theft is discovered at 3pm and the owner sets off in another car
at 75kmph when will he overtake the thief  Select the correct option: A) 3.3 pm B) 5.5 pm C) 4.9 pm D) 5 pm E) 5.2 pm
Let the thief is overtaken x hrs after 2.30pm   distance covered by the thief in x hrs = distance covered by   the owner in x-1/2 hr   60x = 75 ( x- ½)   x= 5/2 hr   thief is overtaken at 2.30 pm + 2 ½ hr = 5 pm   Answer is 5 pm.
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A thief steals a car at 2.30pm and drives it at 60kmph.the
theft is discovered at 3pm and the owner sets off in another car
at 75kmph when will he overtake the thief