Question

A few days back when Peter was suffering from fever, he was taken to his uncle's clinic, which was 6 km towards the right of his house. But his uncle was not available at the clinic, so he was taken to the hospital which was 12 km towards the left from the clinic. The doctor prescribed him a medicine and he went to the chemist shop which was 1 km towards the left of the hospital. If Peter's house was south facing, then what was the minimum distance which he had to cover to come back to his house from the chemist's shop?

Answer 1

Answer:

PETER IS 7KM AWAY FROM HIS HOUSE TO CHEMIST SHOP

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN

6KM TO RIGHT

THEN 12 KM TO LEFT

NOW HE IS 6 KM TO LEFT

NOW MORE 1 KM TO LEFT

NOW HE IS 7KM AWAY FROM HIS HOME IN LEFT

PETER IS 7KM AWAY FROM HIS HOUSE TO CHEMIST SHOP

Answer 2

The answer is 7 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The clinic was 6 km to the right of Peter's house.
• The hospital was 12 km to the left of the clinic.

This implies, now Peter is 6 km to the left of his house.

• The chemist shop is 1 km to the left of the hospital.

This means, now Peter is $(6+1=)$7 km to the left of his house.

So, he had to cover 7 km to come back to his house from the chemist shop.