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There is a tourist bus going 15 km toward east and turning to the right and driving 9 km. Then it drives towards west 8 km. Then it turns to his left and drives 3 km. Finally it turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is he from his starting point and in which direction would he be?

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11 km north
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12 km south
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13 km east
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12 km north
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Solution

The correct option is A: 12 km south

According to it, the bus goes 15 km toward east and turns to the right and drives 9 km. Then it drives towards west 8 km. Then it turns to his left and drives 3 km. Finally it turns to his right and travels 7 km. let us draw the given information for a better view as (Refer Fig.)
The final distance between initial and final point is AF=12 km south


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