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Methodist Girls' School (Primary) 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 1 Booklet A Q10 Solution

Paper 1 Booklet A · Q10 · 1 mark · Angles

Question

James was facing north-west (NW) at first. He then turned 225° clockwise. Which direction was he facing after the turn?
Answer: 2

Worked solution

  1. \text{Each compass direction is } 45^\circ \text{ apart}
  2. 225^\circ \div 45^\circ = 5 \text{ steps clockwise}
  3. \text{From NW: NW} \to \text{N} \to \text{NE} \to \text{E} \to \text{SE} \to \text{S}
  4. \text{He was facing South (S)}

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