General Studies · Direction Sense Test
Mr. Akai starts from Point A and drives 9 km towards west. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km, turns left and drives 17 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 18 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 8 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only, unless specified.)
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- 112 km to the east
- 212 km to the north
- 39 km to the north
- 49 km to the south✓
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9 km to the south
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