Quantitative Aptitude :: Time and Distance - Discussion

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Explanation:
As Theft is discovered at 3:00pm but Thief stole the car at 2:30.
This means thief covered some distance in this 30 min gap.
Distance travelled by thief in 30 min = 60 * 1/2 = 30 km


Owner Discovered Car at 3:00pm

Now relative speed = (75-60)km/hr = 15km/hr
Time needed to travel 30km by the speed of 15km/hr.
Time at which owner meets thief = 30/15 = 2 hrs
So After 2 hrs (i.e,at 5:00 pm) the owner will catch/overtake the thief