A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 225 meters. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief be 8km/hr and that of the policeman 10 km/hr, how far the thief will have run before he is overtaken? Choose one
A) 350m	B) 200m	C) 400m	D) 900m	E) None of them
Relative speed of the policeman = (10-8) km/hr =2 km/hr.   Time taken by police man to cover   (225m/1000) x 1/2 hr = 9/80 hr.   In 9/80 hrs, the thief covers a distance of 8 x 9/80 km = 9/10 km = 900 m   Answer is 900m.
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A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 225 meters. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief be 8km/hr and that of the policeman 10 km/hr, how far the thief will have run before he is overtaken?