find distance only section 5 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Suhas travelled 15 km. towards East, then turned towards North and travelled 15 km and turned towards West and travelled 15 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 30 km

b) 0 km

c) 15 km

d) 45 km

Question : 2

A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km east - wards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is ?

a) 16 km

b) 12 km

c) 15 km

d) 18 km

e) None of these

Question : 3

A person moves 400 metres to East. He turns to his left and moves 400 metres. Then again he turns to his left and walks 400 metres. Finally he turns to his right and moves 100 metres. Now how far away in metres. He is from the starting point ?

a) 900

b) 500

c) 1300

d) 800

Question : 4

Rohan 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) 2 km

b) 4 km

c) 1 km

d) 3 km

Question : 5

A cyclist rides 40 kms to the east, turns north and rides 20 kms, again turns left and rides 20 kms. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 10 kms

b) 30 kms

c) 0 km

d) 20 kms

Question : 6

A and B start walking from the same point. A goes north and covers 3 km, then turns right and covers 4 kms. B goes west and covers 5 kms, then turns right and covers 3 kms. How far apart are they from each other ?

a) 9 km

b) 5 km

c) 10 km

d) 8 km