A man walked 3km towards North then 8km towards South. His position at the end of the walk is

5

km towards East

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3

km towards South

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8

km towards North

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5

km towards South

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Solution

The correct option is D $5$ km towards South
$(+ 3) + (- 8) = - 5$ South
5km towards South

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