Question

Kirti starts from point A and walks 1 km towards east. She takes a right turn and walks 2 km. She then takes a left turn and walks 3 km. She takes a right turn and walks 4 km. She takes a left turn and walk 5 km. She takes a final left turn and walks 6 km to reach a point B. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should she walk in order to reach point A again? (All turns are 90 degree turns only unless specified otherwise.)

• A. 8km west
• B. 9km west
• C. 7km west
• D. 6km west

Answer 1

Answer: (B)