find distance only section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Raju was to go to the planetarium. So he walked 1.5 kms towards east from the place and then turned to right and walked 2.5 kms and then turned towards east and walked 1 km and turned to south and walked 4 kms and reached the place by walking 2.5 kms towards west. What distance is he from the starting point ?

a) 9.5 kms

b) 9 kms

c) 6.5 kms

d) 10 kms

Question : 2

John’s house is 100 metres North of his uncle’s office. His uncle’s house is located 200 metres West of his (uncle’s) office. Kabir is the friend of John and he stays 100 metres East of John’s house. The office of Kabir is located 100 metres South of his house. Then how far is his uncle’s house from Kabir’s office?

a) 300 metres

b) 500 metres

c) 200 metres

d) 400 metres

Question : 3

A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When the post office was 100 metres away from him, he turned to the left and moved 50 metres to deliver the last letter at Shantivilla. He then moved in the same direction for 40 metres, turned to his right and moved 100 metres. How many metres was he away from the post office ?

a) 150

b) 90

c) 0

d) 100

e) None of these

Question : 4

Sharma walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and walked 15 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 15 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 50 metres

b) 70 metres

c) 95 metres

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

Question : 5

walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many kilometres is he from the starting point?

a) 3km

b) 1km

c) 2km

d) 5 km

e) None of these

Question : 6

Kalpana travelled from point B to straight to C a distance of 8 feet She turned left and walked 5 feet away. Again she turned left and walked 7 feet and finally turned left and walked 5 feet. How far is she from the starting point?

a) 4 feet

b) 5 feet

c) 3 feet

d) 1 feet