A four-directional pole at a crossroad points to East, West, North and South. Due to damage, the North pointer now points towards East, and the other pointers have shifted in the same way. A man wishing to go West follows the pole's West pointer. In which direction is the man actually moving?
AWest
BSouth
CEast
DNorth ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) North
Explanation
The man is actually moving North.
the North pointer now points East, a 90 degree clockwise turn.
every pointer has turned 90 degrees clockwise.
the West label thus points to the North direction.
following the West pointer sends him North.
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