find distance only Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then, turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

a) 20 metres

b) 30 metres

c) 50 metres

d) 60 metres

e) 80 metres

Question : 2

Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 10 metres

b) 20 metres

c) 50 metres

d) 70 metres

e) 90 metres

Question : 3

Two houses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 km apart. The first bus runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs for 14 km. It then turns left and runs for another 25 km 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 km along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point?

a) 65 km

b) 75 km

c) 80 km

d) 85 km

e) 90 km

Question : 4

A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially?

a) 1 km

b) 2 km

c) 5 km

d) 8 km

e) 10 km

Question : 5

A and B both are walking away from point 'X'. A walked 3 m and B walked 4 m from it, then A walked 4 m North of X and B walked 5 m south of A. What is the distance between them now?

a) 9.5 m

b) 9 m

c) 16 m

d) 11.40 m

e) 10.40 m

Question : 6

Ram goes 15 m North, then turns right and walks 20 m, then again turns right and walks 10 m, then again turns right and walks 20 m. How far is he from his original position?

a) 5

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

e) 25