Question

Rita goes 20 km East from point A to point B from B 30 km towards west along the same road if the distance towards east is represented by a positive integer then how will you represent the distance travel towards west by which integer will you represent her final position from A​

Answer 1

Distances travelled towards east from point A will be represented by positive integer i.e. +20 km.Distance travelled towards the west from point B will be represented by negative integer, i.e., —30 km.Final position of Rita from A= 20 km – 30 km = – 10 kmHence, the required position of Rita will be presented by a negative number, i.e., -10.

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