Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Logical Reasoning · hard

Rico starts at his house in Quezon City, walks 5 km west, then turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 2 km, then turns left and walks 9 km, and finally turns right and walks 8 km. Which direction is Rico facing at the end?

  1. South
  2. East
  3. West
  4. North

Answer

B. East

Solution

Track the facing direction: each right turn rotates 90° clockwise (north → east → south → west) and each left turn rotates 90° counterclockwise. After the last turn, Rico faces east.

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