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If West is replaced by South-West, then North will be replaced by:

  1. A
    South
  2. B
    South-West
  3. C
    North-West
  4. D
    North-East

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's track the rotational shift on a standard compass dial:
1. The standard sequence of cardinal and intercardinal directions running clockwise is North North-East East South-East South South-West West North-West.
2. The problem states that "West is replaced by South-West". This indicates the entire directional framework is rotated counter-clockwise by exactly .

Applying this same counter-clockwise rotation of to find what replaces North:

* Moving counter-clockwise from North brings us to North-West.

Therefore, North will be replaced by North-West.

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If West is replaced by South-West, then North will be replaced by:
A
South
B
South-West
C
North-West
D
North-East

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