John went straight from a hotel and turned left after covering 3 km and travelled 5 km in that direction to reach point X. From here, he took a right turn and travelled 4 km, and again took a right turn and travelled 4 km. From here, he took a turn to reach point X straight. If John is now moving towards the North-West direction, in which direction did he start
moving from the hotel?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e East.
Using the above information we can draw the following diagram:
From the figure; we can say that if John is now moving in the North-West direction, then he started in the east direction when moving from the hotel.
Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.