Firefighter Map Reading · Question
You are at 'A Street' and '1st Avenue' and need to go to 'D Street' and '4th Avenue'. All streets run parallel/perpendicular, and alphabetical streets run North-South, numerical avenues run East-West. What is the most efficient sequence of turns assuming 'A' is North of 'D' and '1st' is West of '4th'?
Given the setup: A to D means 3 blocks South. 1st to 4th means 3 blocks East. The most efficient path would be to travel 3 blocks South on A Street (which would
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Question: You are at 'A Street' and '1st Avenue' and need to go to 'D Street' and '4th Avenue'. All streets run parallel/perpendicular, and alphabetical streets run North-South, numerical avenues run East-West. What is the most efficient sequence of turns assuming 'A' is North of 'D' and '1st' is West of '4th'?
Answer options:
- Go South on 1st Avenue for 3 blocks, then East on D Street for 3 blocks.
- Go East on A Street for 3 blocks, then South on 4th Avenue for 3 blocks. ✅ Go South on A Street for 3 blocks, then East on 1st Avenue for 3 blocks to reach 4th Avenue and D Street.
- Go East on A Street for 3 blocks, then North on 4th Avenue for 3 blocks.
Correct answer: Go South on A Street for 3 blocks, then East on 1st Avenue for 3 blocks to reach 4th Avenue and D Street.
Explanation: Given the setup: A to D means 3 blocks South. 1st to 4th means 3 blocks East. The most efficient path would be to travel 3 blocks South on A Street (which would take you to D Street) and then travel 3 blocks East on D Street (which would take you to 4th Avenue).
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