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Initial distance  200 m Speed of thief  10 kmh 166.67frac1000060  166.67 mmin Speed of policeman  11 kmh  183.33frac1100060  183.33 mmin Relative speed  183.33  166.67  16.66 mmin Distance closed in 9 minutes  9  16.66  150 m Distance between them after 9 minutes  200  150  50 metres

A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200
m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km/h and 11 km/h, respectively. What is the distance (in metres) between them after 9 minutes?

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A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km/h and 11 km/h, respectively. What is the distance (in metres) between them after 9 minutes?