Book Maths Puzzle Numerical Ability

A thief steals a car at car 1: 30 pm and drives it at 40 km an hour. The theft is discovered at 2pm and the owner sets off in the another car at 50 km an hour . He will overtake the thief at?
1) 4pm 2) 3:30pm 3) 6 pm 4) 4.30 pm

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1) 4 PM
(x+20)/50 = x/40
x=80
80/40=2 hrs.
2 pm + 2 hrs = 4 PM
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