find distance only Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Namita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres) between her starting point and the present position?

a) 24

b) 38

c) 10

d) 28

Question : 2

A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres in the east before turning to his right. He went 20 metres before turning to his right again to look for his father at his 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?

a) 100 m

b) 140 m

c) 80 m

d) 260 m

Question : 3

Rimpy, on her morning walk, starting from home she walks to the North for 250 m, then she turns to her right and travels 20 m and then she again turns to the right and drives straight another 250 m. How much distance has she now to cover to go back to her home?

a) 4 m

b) 25 m

c) 20 m

d) 40 m

e) 30 m

Question : 4

I go 5 km East, then turn right and go 8 km. Then I turn left and go 5 km and then I turn left and go 8 km. At what distance am I from the starting point?

a) 0

b) 5

c) 8

d) 10

Question : 5

I go 5 km. cast then turn right and go 8 km. Then turn left and go 5 km. and then I turn left and I go 8 km. At what distance I am from the starting point?

a) 10 km.

b) 6 km

c) 13 km.

d) 7 km.

Question : 6

Prabhu travelled from his house a distance of 20 kms to his friend’s house. After some time he left his friends house and took a turn towards right and travelled 15 kms to reach a park. After resting for a while, he again started and turned to right and travelled 18 kms to reach a petrol pump. From there he again turned right and covered a distance of 15 kms. How many km more he has to travel to reach home?

a) 18 kms

b) 23 kms

c) 2 kms

d) 21 kms