find distance only Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A walks towards north 4 kms. and turns right and walks 5 kms. Then he turns towards south and walks 2 kms. 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?

a) 12 kms

b) 4 kms

c) 16 kms

d) 2 kms

Question : 2

Prem starts to school from his house and walks 400 metres towards north, turns left and walks 100 metres, turns left and walks 200 metres, turns left and walks 100 metres. How far he is away from his house?

a) 300 metre

b) 250 metre

c) 100 metre

d) 200 metre

Question : 3

A man goes 10 km westward, then turns right and proceeds 4 km, then travels 10 km towards left, then travels 8 km towards left and finally goes 4 km northward. Calculate his distance from his initial place in the horizontal direction.

a) 22 km

b) 25 km

c) 20 km

d) 23 km

Question : 4

Seeta and Ram both start from a point towards North. Seeta turns to left after walking 10 km. Ram turns to right after walking the same distance. Seeta waits for sometime and then walks another 5 km, whereas Ram walks only 3 km. They both then return to their respective South and walk 15 km forward. How far is Seeta from Ram ?

a) 12 km

b) 10 km

c) 8 km

d) 15 km

Question : 5

Ricky after travelling for 5 km. took right turn and travelled 6 km. before taking left turn and then travelled for 3 km. find his final distance from home.

a) 9 km

b) 10 km

c) 12 km

d) 11 km

e) None of these

Question : 6

Two buses start from the opposite point of a main road, 150 kms apart. The first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point ?

a) 75 kms

b) 85 kms

c) 65 kms

d) 80 kms