A thief steals a car at 1:30 p.m. and drives it at 45 km an hour. The theft is discovered at 2 p.m. and the owner sets off in another car at 50 km an hour. He will overtake the thief at?

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Distance covered by thief in (1/2 ) hour = 20 km.
Now , 20 km is compensated by the owner at a relative speed of 10 km/hr in 2 hours so, he overtake the thief at 4 p.m.

A thief steals a car at 1:30 p.m. and drives it at 45 km an hour. The theft is discovered at 2 p.m. and the owner sets off in another car at 50 km an hour. He will overtake the thief at?

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