Question

A thief steals an item and escapes, running at 20 km/h.

A policeman arrives at the spot of the crime after 6 minutes and immediately starts chasing the thief. 24 minutes after the policeman started to chase the thief, there is still a gap of 400 m between the two. At what distance from the spot of crime would the policeman catch up with the thief, and what is the speed at which the policeman ran?

A 15 km; 25 km/h

B 14.4 km; 24 km/h

C 10 km; 25 km/h

D 12 km; 24 km/h

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