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Distance and Directions
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1. Raghu starts from his house in his car and travels 8 km towards the North - then 6 km towards East then 10 km towards his right - 4 km towards his left - 10 km towards North and finally 4 km towards his right. In which direction is he now with reference to the starting point ?
2. Suresh starts from a point - walks 2 miles towards south - turns. 1right and walks 5 miles - turns left and walks .5 miles and thenhe turns back. What is the direction he is facing now?
3. A starts walking from a point P. A goes westward andcovers a distance of 4 km and then turns to his right and walks 3 km. How far A is from the starting point?
4. I am facing East. Turning to the right I go 20 metres - then turning to the left I go 20 metres and turning to the right I go 20 metres - then after turning to the right I go 40 metres and then I go 40 metres to the right. In which direction am I from my original position ?
5. Aran started from point A and walked 10 kms East to point B - then turned to North and walked 3 kms to point C and then turned West and walked 12 kms to point D - then again turned South and walked 3 kms to point E. In which direction is he from his starting point?
6. A man starts from a point - walks 4 miles North - turns to his right and walks 2 miles - again turns to his right and walks 2 miles - again turns to his right and walks 2 miles. In which direction would he be now ?
7. A cyclist goes 30 km to North and then turning to East he goes 40 km. Again he turns to his right and goes 20 km. After this he turns to his right and goes 40 km. How far is he from his starting point ?
8. Sanmitra starts from his house and walks 3 km towards north. Then he turns right and walks 2 km and then turns right and walks 5 km - then turns right and walks 2 km and then again turns right and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now ?
9. Siddarth and Murali go for jogging from the same point. Siddarth goes towards the east covering 4 kms. Murali proceeds towards the West for 3 kms. Siddarth turns left and covers 4 kms and Murali turns to the right to cover 4 kms. Now what will be the distance between Siddarth and Murali ?
10. A man starts from his office and goes 5 km East. Then - he turns to the left and again walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks 5 km. At what distance is he from the starting point ?
11. Rana travels 10km North - turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km. He then turns to right-hand side and travels another 4 km. How far is he from the point of starting of his journey?
12. Ram starts from his house and walks 4 kms North - then 3 kms West - then 8 kms South. How many kilometres away from his home was he ?
13. My friend and I started simultaneously towards each other from two places 100 m apart. After walking 30 m - my friend turns left and goes 10m - then he turns right and goes 20 m and then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had started walking. If we walk with the same speed - what is the distance between us at this point of time ?
14. Lakshmi walked 2 furlongs north from her house and took a turn to left and continued to walk another one kilometre and finally she turned left and reached the school. Which direction is she facing now?
15. A man starts from a point - walks2km towards north - turns towards his right and walks 2 km - turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?
16. A boy was misdirected from his way while returning to his home from his school. In order to reach his home - he first moved 3 km in south direction and then turned to his left and moved 2 km in straight direction on the road leading to the east. From there - he moved to his left and walked 3 km. After this - he again turned to his left and moved 1 km. Finally he reached his home. The home of the boy was in which direction from his school ?
17. Sohan started from point X and travelled forward 8 km up to point Y - then turned towards right and travelled 5 km up to point Z then turned right and travelled 7 km up to point A and then turned towards right and travelled 5 km up to B. What is the distance between point B and X ?
18. Tina drives 45 kms towards East - turns right and drives 65 kms - then turns left and drives 33 kms. In which direction is she facing now ?
19. Raj an started from his house and went 2 km east - then he turned right and went 3 km - again turned right and went 3 km - again he turned right and covered 1 km and finally after turning right and going 1 km he reached point -˜K-™. In which direction was Rajan walking when he reached?
20. Anand travels 10 kms from his home to the east to reach his school. Then he travels 5 kms to the south to reach his father-™s shop - after school. He then travels 10 kms to the west to help his uncle. How far and in which direction is he from his home ?
21. Of the 5 towns A.B.C.D and E situated close to each other. A is to the west of B - C is to the south of A - E is to thenorth of B and D is to the east of E. Then C is in which direction with respect to D ?
22. If a man on a moped starts from a point and rides 4 km South - then turns left and rides 2 km to turn again to theright to ride 4 km more - towards which direction is he moving?
23. Raju facing North and moves 20 km - then he turned to his right and moves 20 km and then he moves 10 km in North-East - then he turned to his right and moves 20 km and then he turned to his right and moves 20 km - and again he turned to his left and moves 20 km. Now in which direction Raju is facing?
24. Sitara walked 45 metres in North- West from her uncle's house. There she met her friend and they walked 45 metres in-South-West direction. Then they walked 45 metres in South-East direction and turned to uncle-™s house. Now in which direction they are going?
25. You go North - turn right - then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you now?