Bertha and Vernon are competing in a diving competition. Bertha's dive ended -30 m from the starting platform. Vernon's dive ended -6 m from the starting platform. How many times farther was the end of Bertha's dive than the end of Vernon's dive?(1 point)
Responses
120
120
-36
-36
-24
-24
5
explain
To find out how many times farther the end of Bertha's dive is from the end of Vernon's dive, we need to calculate their respective distances in comparison.
The distance of Bertha's dive is -30 m.
The distance of Vernon's dive is -6 m.
The ratio between the two distances can be found by dividing the distance of Bertha's dive by the distance of Vernon's dive:
-30 m / -6 m = 5
So, the end of Bertha's dive is 5 times farther from the starting platform than the end of Vernon's dive.