A thief noticing a policeman from a distance of 500 metres starts running at a speed of 8 km/h. The policeman chased him with a speed of 11 km/h. What is the distance run by the thief before he was caught? (Rounded off to two decimal places, if required)

A

1,333.33 metres

B

1,666.67 metres

C

4,000 metres

D

2,922 metres