Bertha and Vernon are competing in a diving competition. Bertha's dive ended - 28 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.

-7

B.

-24

C.

7

D.

24

It would be C. You can figure it out by seeing how many times - 4 goes into - 28, which is 7 times. If you're not sure whether it is negative or positive then you could either use a calculator to check or remember this rule a negative times a negative is a positive which means your answer would have been 28 not - 28.