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Puzzle of the Day

These puzzles are also printed in Eight days a week, a booklet published by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

A girl walks 2 miles north, then east for 3 miles, south for 3 miles, west for 2 miles and north for 1 mile. In which direction and how far should she walk to return to the start ?

Answer: 1 mile wes