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Question 269707: A person is standing on a staircase. He walks down 4 steps, up 3 steps, down 6 steps, up 2 steps,up 9 steps, and down 2 steps. Where is he standing in relation to the step on which he started?
(A) 2 steps above (B) 1 step above (C) The same place (D) 1 step below (E) None of these.
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A person is standing on a staircase. He walks down 4 steps, up 3 steps, down 6 steps, up 2 steps,up 9 steps, and down 2 steps. Where is he standing in relation to the step on which he started?
Let the down be denoted by -
and up step by +
-4+3-6+2+9-2 = +2
He is 2 steps above.