Question

sudha goes 30 km towards east from a point P to the point Q. From Q, she moves 50 km towards west along the same road. If the distance towards east is represented by a positive integer, how will you represent the distance travelled towards the west? By which integer will you represent her final position from P​

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance travelled towards the west will be represented by a positive integer

Her final position from P is now 40km

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Her final position will be represented by positive integer

She is 20 km away from P towards west

Step-by-step explanation: Here we take P as origin

She travel a distance towards east = - 30 km

She travel back towards west along the same line = 50 km

( the distance is represented by a number line )

Her total distance = - 30 + 50

= + 20

Here plus ( + ) Sign represent that she travel towards west.

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