Question

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.

• A. 20 metres on the right from the starting point.
• B. 20 metres on the left from the starting point.
• C. 50 metres on the left from the starting point.
• D. 70 metres on the left from the starting point.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

20 metres on the left from the starting point.

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.

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

5 - 25 = -20

Koushal is 20 meters on the left from the starting point.