Question 38

A man walks 2 km North from his home to reach a bus stop. He catches a bus from there which goes 13 km East, then the bus turns right and goes a further 20 km. Here he gets down and hires a taxi. This taxi travels 5 km West, then travels 3 km South then it turns to its right and travels 8 km to reach the man's office. Where is the man's office with respect to his home?

Solution

The given directions can be represented in the figure as shown below

$$\therefore\ $$The man's office is 21 km South with respect to his home.

Hence, the correct answer is Option A

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