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)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0A405%0D%0A405%0D%0A%0D%0A-36%0D%0A-36%0D%0A%0D%0A36%0D%0A36%0D%0A%0D%0A5

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To find the difference in the distances, we need to subtract the distance of Vernon's dive from the distance of Bertha's dive: -45 m - (-9 m) = -45 m + 9 m = -36 m.

The end of Bertha's dive was 36 meters farther than the end of Vernon's dive.