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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Answer 1

The distance of Bertha's dive from the starting platform is 45 m, and the distance of Vernon's dive from the starting platform is 9 m.

To find how many times farther Bertha's dive is, we divide the distance of Bertha's dive by the distance of Vernon's dive:

45/9 = <<45/9=5>>5.

Therefore, the end of Bertha's dive is 5 times farther than the end of Vernon's dive.

The answer is 5.