//chapter 17 Ex 12 clc; clear; close; d=100/1000; //converting meter to km s_t=8;s_p=10; s_relative=s_p-s_t; t_p=d/s_relative; d_t=s_t*t_p; dist_theif=d_t*1000; printf("The distance covered by theif is %d meter",dist_theif);