Question

2) In Angleton, all streets run north and south or east and west. Tony lives 1 block west of Ramil and 3 blocks south of David. Paco lives 3 blocks west of Mike and 4 blocks north of Ed. If Mike lives 7 blocks north of Ramil, how many blocks apart do Ed and David live?

Answer 1

Answer: 3

Explanation:

In the next illustration, each symbol ("-" and "|") represent the blocks from the example provided.

Paco  - - -  Mike

 |                  |

 |                  |

 |                  |

 |    David     |

Ed     |            |

        |            |

        |            |

    Tony  -  Ramil    

According to this layout, to go to David´s house from Ed´s, Ed should walk 1 block to the north and two blocks to the east. On the other hand, to go to Ed´s house from Davids´s, David should walk 1 block to the south and two blocks to the west, meaning that they live 3 blocks apart.