find distance only section 4 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A person starts from point S, walks 9 km and reaches point T mid-way between points A and D. Then he goes 2 km towards south, takes 2 left turns and reaches point D. How much distance has he travelled?

a) 18 km

b) 20 km

c) 15 km

d) 19 km

e) 21 km

Question : 2

A man starts journey from home. He goes 5 kms to the North, then proceeds 10 kms to the right. From there he again turns right and goes 10 kms. How far is he from home? All distances are measured aerially.

a) 150

b) 125

c) 200

d) 225

Question : 3

Sunita rode her scooty northwards, then turned left and then again rode to her left 4 km. She found herself exactly 2 kms West of her starting point. How far did she ride northwards initially?

a) 2 km

b) 5 km

c) 6 km

d) 4 km

Question : 4

Ram and Shyam started from a fixed place. Ram moves 3 km to the North and turns right, then walks 4 km. Shyam moves towards West and walks 5 km, then turns to right and walks 3 km. How far Ram is from Shyam ?

a) 16 km

b) 10 km

c) 13 km

d) 9 km

Question : 5

Ashok wants to book a ticket to Madurai. He starts and covers 5 kms. to reach the Booking Office which is in the East of his house. From there he turns to the North towards the market by travelling 3 kms. From there he turns left to his friend Sandeep’s house which is 5 kms away. Now he has to get back to his house. How many kms. he has to cover to reach his house ?

a) 3 kms

b) 6 kms

c) 8 kms

d) 5 kms

Question : 6

A boy starts from home in early morning and walks straight for 8 km facing the Sun. Then he takes a right turn and walks for 3 km. Then he turns right again and walks for 2 km and then turns left and walks for 1 km. Then he turns right, travels 1 km and then turns right and travels for 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 5 km

b) 2 km

c) 4 km

d) 6 km