These are some interesting direction based brain teasers.
Brain Teaser 1:
John, a school student, was coming back from school, but he perhaps took the wrong route. From his school, he went 5 km to the East. Then, he switched to his left and walked for 4 km. Finally, John switches to his left and walks for 5 km.He stops there.
His mother is looking for the child and starts from thye school. How far is John from his school and in which direction is he?
Brain Teaser 2:
Emma starts from her home and runs 4km to the East. Next, she turns to her right and runs for 3 km. What minimum distance will be covered by her to come back to her house?
ANSWERS:
Brain Teaser 1:
John, a school student, was coming back from school, but he perhaps took the wrong route. From his school, he went 5 km to the East. Then, he switched to his left and walked for 4 km. Finally, John switches to his left and walks for 5 km.He stops there.
His mother is looking for the child and starts from thye school. How far is John from his school and in which direction is he?
Answer: 4km, North direction
Brain Teaser 2:
Emma starts from her home and runs 4km to the East. Next, she turns to her right and runs for 3 km. What minimum distance will be covered by her to come back to her house?
Answer: 5km
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