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Distance and Directions
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1. 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 ?
2. A man travels 3 km in the East and turns to South and moves 4 km. How far is he from the starting point ?
3. Somu travelled from a point A straight to B - a distance of 12 km. He turned right and travelled 8 km and reached point C. From that point took right turn and travelled 6 km - and reached pointD.How far is he away from the starting point?
4. 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 ?
5. A person moves 400 metres to East. He turns to his left and moves 400 metres. Then again he turns to his leftand walks 400 metres. Finally he turns to his right and moves 100 metres. Now how far away in metres. He is from the starting point ?
6. Sanmitra walks 4 kms. towards north - turns right and walks 5 km. Then he turns towards south and walks 2 km. Again he takes a turn towards west walks 3 km and stops for a while. Then he further walks 2 km. What is the distance of Sanmitra from starting point ?
7. Kate walks 4 km towards South. She then turns towardsher left and walks 8 km more. After that she turns left again and walks another 8 km. Here - she meets herfriend coming from the opposite direction and they both stop here. Which direction would she be facing ?
8. Ram cycled 10 km southward from his home - turned right and cycled 6 km - turned right - cycled 10 km - turned left and cycled 15 km. How many km will he have cycled to reach straight home?
9. A and B are standing at a distance of 20 km from each other on a straight East-West road. A and B start walking simultaneously eastwards and westwards respectively and both cover a distance of 5 km. Then A turns to his left and walks 10 km. B turns to his right and walks 10 km at the same speed. Then both turn to their left andcover a distance of 5 km at the same speed. What will be the distance between them ?
10. A Driver left his village and drove North for 20 kms - after which he stopped for breakfast. The he turned left and drove another 30 kms - when he stopped for lunch. After some rest - he again turned left and drove 20 kms before stopping for evening tea. Once more he turned left and drove 30 kms to reach the town where he had supper. After evening tea in which direction did he drive?
11. If Ahmed travels towards North from his house - then to left - then to South covering equal distances in each direction to reach Sohan-™s house - in which direction is Ahmed-™s house now?
12. I went 15 m to the north - then I turned west and covered 10 m - then I turned south and covered 5 m and then turned east and covered 10 m. In which direction am I from the starting point ?
13. Ram walked 4 km West of his house and then turned to South covering 8 km. Finally he moves 6 km towards East and then again 2 km West. How far is he from his initial position ?
14. Peter walked 8 kms. west and turned right and walked 3 kms. The again he turned right and walked 12 Ions. How far is he from the starting point?
15. Vivek and Ashok start from a fixed point. Vivek moves 3 km north and turns right and then covers 4 km. Ashok moves 5 km west and turns right and walks 3 km - Now how far are they apart?
16. A man walks 6 kms South - turns left and walks 4 kms - again turns left and walks 5 kms. Which direction is he facing now ?
17. Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards south - turns left and walks 1 km. Then turns left again and walks 1 km. Now which direction he is facing ?
18. 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?
19. A - B - C - D and E are standing in a line facing North. E is standing 40 metres left to B. A is standing 20 metres left to C. D is standing 20 metres right to E and 50 metres right to C. What is the distance between A and B ?
20. A walks towards north 4 kms. and turns right and walks 5 kms. Then he turns towards south and walks 2 Ions. Again - he takes a turn towards west - walks 3kms and stops a while. Then - he further walks 2 kms to A. What is the distance of A from his starting point?
21. A man started to walk East. After moving a distance he turned to his right. After moving a distance he turned to his right again. After moving a little he turned in the end to his left. In which direction was he going now ?
22. After walking 200 metres - Iturned right and covered a distance of 100 metres - then turned left and covered a distance of 300 metres. In the end I am facing towards North. From which direction did I start my journey ?
23. A child is looking for his father.He went 90 metfes in the east before turning to his right. He went 20 metres before turning to his right again to look for his father athis uncle-™s place 30 metres from this point. His father was not there. From here he went 100 metres to his north before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet his father from the starting point?
24. Ramesh went 20 m to the east - then he turned left and after 15 m turned right and went 25 m and then turned right and went 15 m. How far was Ramesh from the starting point ?
25. A tourist drives 10 km towards West and turns to left and takes a drive of another 4 km. He then drives towards East another 4 km and then turns to his right and drives 5 km. Afterwards he turns to his left and travels 6 km. In which direction is he from the starting point ?