Question

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


What is the correct position of stop signal?

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

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

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

$\text{So, plotting}1\frac{4}{5}\text{on the number line,}$
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, fourth option is the correct answer.