[Clerk Cooperative Bank Aug, 2021]

5. A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming speed of the thief to be 10 km/hr and that of policeman to be 12 km/hr, how far the thief will have to run before he is overpowered ?

1. 1 km 

2. 2\(1\over 2\) km

3. 3\(3\over 4\) km

4. 5 km

Correct Answer :

1 km