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PS · Problem Solving
605-655
Distance/Rate Problems
A policeman chases a thief at a speed of 27 km/h and catches him after 1 minute and 36 seconds. If the distance between the Policeman and the thief was 240 meters initially, What's the speed of the thief?
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6 km/h
B
9 km/h
C
12 km/h
18 km/h
Correct
E
None of these
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What it tests
Your application of distance = rate × time to trains, boats, and commuters, including relative speed.
Common trap
Mixing units (miles per hour vs. minutes) or averaging speeds — average speed is total distance over total time.
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605-655
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