Question

The stop signal is placed 9/5 km after the warning sign board which is placed at position '0' as shown.


What is the correct position of the stop signal?

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

$\text{The position of the stop signal is at}\frac{9}{5}$ $\text{after the position of warning sign.}$

$\text{Converting}\frac{9}{5}\text{to mixed fractions, we have:}$
$\frac{9}{5}\to 1\frac{4}{5}\to 1\text{whole and 4 parts out}$
$\text{of 5 parts.}$

$\text{So, plotting}1\frac{4}{5}\text{on the number line}$
$\text{it lies between 1 and 2.}$

We need to divide the space between 1 and 2 into 5 equal divisions such that the stop signal is located at the 4th position out of 5 as shown below.



Hence, third option is the correct answer.