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Liza starts at the barangay hall, walks 3 km west, then turns left and walks 7 km, then turns left and walks 2 km, then turns right and walks 5 km, and finally turns right and walks 4 km. In which direction is Liza from the starting point?

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

Answer

C. Southwest

Solution

Adding up the legs: the net east–west movement is 5 km west, and the net north–south movement is 12 km south. So Liza is southwest of the starting point.

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