Usman moves from 10th position to 6th position in a race. How many runners did he overtake?
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Moving from 10th to 6th means passing the runners in 9th, 8th, 7th, and 6th positions.
He overtook 4 runners.
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Moving from 10th to 6th means passing the runners in 9th, 8th, 7th, and 6th positions.
He overtook 4 runners.
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The vertical movements cancel, leaving the person 6 km west.
Traveling east returns directly to the starting point.
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Total candidates = 18 + 25 - 1.
This equals 42.
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Facing south, the right-hand side is west.
Therefore, the person moves west.
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The order is D, A, B, C from left to right.
Therefore, D is farthest left.
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A left turn from south faces east, and another left faces north.
Thus, the final direction is north.
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A 270° clockwise turn equals a 90° counterclockwise turn.
From east, that direction is north.
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A 90° clockwise turn advances two compass points.
North-west therefore becomes north-east.
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The equal east and west distances cancel.
The car remains 5 km south of the start.
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The north and south movements cancel, while eastward net movement is 4 - 2 = 2 km.
Thus, he is 2 km east of the start.
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At sunrise, the sun is in the east and shadows fall westward.
If the shadow is behind him, he is facing east.
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At sunset, the sun is west and the shadow points east.
If east is on the person's left, the person faces north.