Koushal starts from point A and moves 5 metres towards right. Then, he moves 25 metres towards left. Find his final position with respect to the starting point.

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Solution

He moves 5 metres to the right and 25 metres to the left. We can consider the distance towards right as positive numbers and distance towards left as negative numbers. $[1 m a r k]$

Travelling 5 metres to the right and 25 metres to the left gives the final position as:

5 - 25 = -20

Koushal is 20 metres on the left from the starting point. $[1 m a r k]$

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