A thief, pursued by a policeman, was 100m ahead at the start If the ratio of the speed of the policeman to that of the thief was 5:4 , then how far could the thief go before he was caught by the policeman?

1. 200 m
2. 400 m
3. 600 m
4. 700 m

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4