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Direction sense

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  1. A man walks 20 m north, then 20 m east, then 5 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  2. A man walks 20 m north, then 20 m east, then 5 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  3. A man walks 24 m north, then 16 m east, then 12 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  4. A man walks 24 m north, then 16 m east, then 12 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  5. A man walks 66 m north, then 36 m east, then 18 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  6. A man walks 66 m north, then 36 m east, then 18 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  7. A man walks 10 m north, then 8 m east, then 4 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  8. A man walks 10 m north, then 8 m east, then 4 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  9. A man walks 22 m north, then 12 m east, then 6 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  10. A man walks 22 m north, then 12 m east, then 6 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  11. A man walks 36 m north, then 48 m east, then 16 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  12. A man walks 36 m north, then 48 m east, then 16 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  13. A man walks 40 m north, then 24 m east, then 8 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  14. A man walks 40 m north, then 24 m east, then 8 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  15. Starting from point P, an explorer walks 12 km East, turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right again and walks 8 km, and finally turns North and walks 2 km to reach point Q. What is the shortest di…
  16. A surveyor starts at point A and walks 20 m North, then turns 90 degrees clockwise and walks 15 m. She then turns 135 degrees clockwise and walks 20√2 m, and finally turns 45 degrees left and walks 5…
  17. Town W is 14 km West of Town X. Town Y is 12 km South of Town X. Town Z is 5 km North of Town W. What is the straight-line distance between Town Z and Town Y?
  18. Four radio stations K, L, M, and N are positioned on a grid. Station L is 15 km East of K. Station M is 20 km South of L. Station N is 30 km West of M. What is the straight-line distance between Stati…
  19. A drone flies 30 m West, turns left and flies 20 m South, then turns left and flies 30 m East, and finally turns right and flies 10 m South. How far and in which direction is the drone from its starti…

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