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A person starts walking from his home towards his friends place. He walks for 25 m towards West. He takes a\[90{}^\circ \]right turn and walks for 20 m. He again takes a\[90{}^\circ \]right turn, and walks for 10 m. He then walks for another 10m after taking a \[90{}^\circ \] left turn. Turning \[90{}^\circ \]towards his right, he walks for 15 m to reach his friend's place. How far and in which direction is the friend's place from his home?

A) 30 m towards East         

B) 30 m towards North

C) 40 m towards South       

D) 30 m towards South

E) 40 m towards North

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

A person starts walking from his home towards his friends place. The following figure shows its movement   \[\therefore \] The friend’s place is (20+10=30 m) in the North direction from his home.