Harini starts from a cafe and walks 4 km towards the south. She then turns right and walks 2 km, again turns right and walks 4 km, and then turns left and walks 4 km. How many kilometres will Harini need to walk to reach the café straight from this point?

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  1. 8 km
  2. 6 km
  3. 4 km 
  4. 2 km

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Option 2 : 6 km
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Given: 

Harini starts from a cafe and walks 4 km towards the south.

She then turns right and walks 2 km, again turns right and walks 4 km,

and then turns left and walks 4 km. 

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So, Harini needs to walk 6km straight to reach the cafe.

Hence the correct answer is "Option 2".

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