Bertha and Vernon are competing in a diving competition. Bertha's dive ended -45 m from the starting platform. Vernon's dive ended -9 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)

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Responses

405
405

-36
-36

36
36

5

Answer 1

To find the difference between the distances of Bertha and Vernon's dives, we subtract the two distances:

|-45 - (-9)| = |-45 + 9| = |-36| = 36

Therefore, Bertha's dive ended 36 units farther than Vernon's dive. Answer: 36.