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A policeman starts to chase a thief. When the thief goes 10 steps the policeman moves 8 steps and 5 steps of the policeman are equal to 7 steps of the thief. The ratio of the speed of the policeman and the thief is = ?

A. 25 : 28

B. 25 : 26

C. 28 : 25

D. 56 : 25

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The distance covered by policeman in 5 steps is equal to that of thief in 7 steps
⇒ 5P = 7T
P : T
7 : 5 (distance covered in each step)
⇒ And policeman goes 8 steps while thief moves 10 steps
    Policeman   :   Thief
Steps   8   :   10
Distance in each step     7   :   5
    56   :   50
Speed   =   28   :   25

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