A man walks west for 3 miles
Then south for 2 miles
Then east for 1 mile
Then south for 1 mile
Then east for 2 miles
In which direction and for how far should he walk to return to his starting point?
3 miles west & 3 miles east cancel each other out At the end he has reached 3 miles south of his starting point which means to return to the start he has to go 3 miles north.
The answer is 3 miles to the north
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Then east for 4 miles
Then north for 4 miles
Then west for 2 miles
A man walks east for 4 miles
Then south for 3 miles
Then north for 1 mile
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Then west for 4 kms
Then south for 1 km
Then east for 2 kms
Then south for 2 kms
A man walks west for 4 miles
then south for 4 miles
then east for 2 miles
then north for 1 mile
then east for 1 mile