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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

‘A’ walks 10 km north from point Q to reach point H. he takes a left turn and walks 9 km to reach point S. On the other side, ‘B’ walks 5 km north from point Y to reach point J. point Y is 9 km either east or west from point Q. Next ‘B’ turns to his right and walks 4 km to reach point D. Also ‘A’ turned left from point S and reached point M after walking 5 km. M is in west direction from J.

Q.What is the shortest distance between points m and J?

A
10 km
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B
26 km
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C
18 km
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D
12 km
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E
Cannot be determined
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Solution

The correct option is C 18 km
From the given information the distance travelled can be plotted as


Distance between M and J = 9+9 = 19= 18km

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