find distance only section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

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) 3 km

b) 2 km

c) 1 km

d) 5 km

Question : 2

Sita cycled 8 km southward from her home turned right and cycled 5 km, turned right and cycled 8 km, turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kms will she have cycle to reach straight home?

a) 10 km

b) 13 km

c) 8 km

d) 15 km

Question : 3

Mira starts at point T, walks straight to point U which is 4 ft. away. She turns left, at 90° and walks to W which is 4 ft. away, turns 90° right and goes 3 ft. to P, turns 90° right and walks 1 ft. to Q, turns left at 90° and goes to V, which is 1 ft. away and once again turns 90° right and goes to O, 3 ft. away. What is the distance between T and O ?

a) 4 ft

b) 5 ft

c) 7 ft

d) 8 ft

Question : 4

One day, Nita left home and cycled 10 km southwards, turned right and cycled 5 km and turned right and cycled 10 km and turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometres will she have to cycle to reach her home straight ?

a) 15 km

b) 25 km

c) 10 km

d) 20 km

Question : 5

Seeta and Geeta started walking from a point A. Seeta walks 6 km towards North and then takes a right turn and walks 3 km. She then takes a right turn towards South and walks for 6 km. She again takes a left turn and walks 3 km, and reaches a point B. Geeta walks for 3 km towards West and takes a left turn and walks for 6 km; she takes a left turn and walks 9 km, and she reaches at a point C. How far is the point B from point C ?

a) 4km

b) 6km

c) 3km

d) 9km

Question : 6

Anita drives from point A towards north and travels 30 kms. She then turns to her right and travels 4 kms, and then again turns to the right and drives straight for 30 kms. How much distance she has to cover to go straight to the starting point ?

a) 8 kms

b) 4 kms

c) 26 kms

d) 22 kms