Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Logical Reasoning · hard

Jun starts at the municipal hall, walks 1 km west, then turns left and walks 12 km, then turns right and walks 10 km, then turns right and walks 4 km, and finally turns left and walks 4 km. In which direction is Jun from the starting point?

  1. Northeast
  2. Northwest
  3. Southeast
  4. Southwest

Answer

D. Southwest

Solution

Adding up the legs: the net east–west movement is 15 km west, and the net north–south movement is 8 km south. So Jun is southwest of the starting point.

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