Question

Bertha and Vernon are competing in a diving competition. Bertha's dive ended -24 m from the starting platform. Vernon's dive ended -4 m from the starting platform. How many times farther was the end of Bertha's dive than the end of Vernon's dive?

A. 

-6

 B. 

6

 C. 

20

 D. 

-20

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Answer 1

B. Bertha's dive ended 6 times farther than Vernon's dive.

Explanation:

We have that,

Bertha's dive ended -24 m from that starting point.

Vernon's dive ended -4 m from that starting point.

So, we get that,

Bertha's end point = 6 × Vernon's end point

i.e. -24 = 6 × (-4)

So, we see that,

Bertha's dive ended 6 times farther than Vernon's dive.