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A man walks 5 km East, then turns left and walks 4 km. He is now in which direction from start?
ANorth-West only
BNorth-East
CSouth-East only
DSouth-West only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. North-East
1. Start facing East, after 5km East, he is 5 east of start.
2. Turn left = face North, walk 4 km north.
3. Final position is 5 east and 4 north of start.
4. That direction is North-East.
_Source: jkchrome.com SSC Distance and Direction PDF (Mistral OCR), section on direction problems_
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