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When will he overtake the thief?

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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?

posted Mar 11, 2016 by Vijay

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5 pm.
The thief has a 1/2 hour head start. In that time he has traveled 30 km.
The speed difference between the owner and the thief is 15 km/h. It will take the owner 2 hours to overtake the thief.
At that time it will be 5 pm.

answer Mar 12, 2016 by Jcm



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