Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer these questions. All the streets of a city are either perpendicular or parallel to one another. The streets are all straight. Streets N, O, P, Q and R are parallel to one another. Streets S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are parallel to one another. (i) Street N is 1 km east of Street O. (ii) Street O is 1/2 km west of Street P. (iii) Street Q is 1 km west of Street R. (iv) Street S is 1/2 km south of Street T. (v) Street U is 1 km north of Street V. (vi) Street W is 1/2 km north of Street X. (vii) Street W is 1 km south of Street Y. If W is parallel to U and W is 1/2 km south of V and 1 km north of T, then which two streets would be 1&1/2 km apart?
Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
All the streets of a city are either perpendicular or parallel to one another. The streets are all straight. Streets N, O, P, Q and R are parallel to one another. Streets S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are parallel to one another.
(i) Street N is 1 km east of Street O.
(ii) Street O is 1/2 km west of Street P.
(iii) Street Q is 1 km west of Street R.
(iv) Street S is 1/2 km south of Street T.
(v) Street U is 1 km north of Street V.
(vi) Street W is 1/2 km north of Street X.
(vii) Street W is 1 km south of Street Y.
If W is parallel to U and W is 1/2 km south of V and 1 km north of T, then which two streets would be 1&1/2 km apart?
Options
- a.Correct answer
U and W
- b.
V and S
- c.
V and X
- d.
W and V
Explanation
The vertical North South streets are N, O, P,Q,R. From the basic information we have two relative position are available—one between O, P and N and the other between Q and R.
The horizontal eastwest streets are: S, T, U, V, W, X, Y.
Of these seven streets the relative positioning is given in 3 distinct parts as shown here.
The solution is visible from the figure below. Option (a) is correct.
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