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A thief, pursued by a policeman, was 100 m at the start. If the ratio of the speed of the n to that of the thief was 5 : 4, then how far could the-thief go before he was caught by the policeman? `800\ m` b. `200\ m` c. `400\ m` d. `600\ m`

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