find distance only section 6 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Mr. Das started his journey from his house straight to his friend’s house at a distance of 12 km. On returning he walked 8 km in the same route and turned right and walked 4 km, then he turned to his left and walked 4 km. Finally he turned to his left and walked 2 km. How far was he from his house ?

a) 4 km

b) 2 km

c) 8 km

d) 6 km

Question : 2

Rahul travelled from a point and straightly goes to point ‘Y’ at a distance of 90 metres. He turned right and walked 40 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 40 metres. How far he is from the starting point ?

a) 10 metres

b) 30 metres

c) 70 metres

d) 20 metres

Question : 3

Jai Prakash started walking towards south from the point A, walked 20 m and reached a point B, Again, he turned left and walked 20 m and reached a point C. Now he turned 45° anticlockwise, walked a distance of 20 √2 m and reached a point D. What approximately is the shortest distance between the point A and D?

a) 30 m

b) 40$√{2}$ m

c) Can't say

d) 40 m

Question : 4

An insect is walking in a straight line. It covers a distance of 15 cm per minute. It comes back 2.5 cm after every 15 cm. How long will it take to cover a distance of 1 metre ?

a) 8 min

b) 12 min

c) 6.5 min

d) 10 min

Question : 5

Raju drives 25 km North and turns left and travels 5 km and reaches point ‘O’. He then turns right and covers another 5 kms. Afterwards turns to east and drives 5 km. How much distance he has to travel to go back to the starting point?

a) 25 kms

b) 20 kms

c) 35 kms

d) 30 kms

Question : 6

Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 meters, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again the turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 meters straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 50 metres

b) None of these

c) 25 metres

d) 115 metres