A man walks down the backside of his house straight 25 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres aga

Question

A man walks down the backside of his house straight 25 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again; then he turns towards left and again walks 25 metres. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?

Accepted Answer

The man's house faces East, meaning the backside is West. He starts by walking 25 metres in the West direction. Then he turns right (which is North) and walks 50 metres. Finally, he turns left (which is West again) and walks 25 metres. His final position is therefore to the West and South of his starting point, making his direction South-West from the origin.