Clifton is 3 feet tall.his friend Jayden is 5 times as tall as Clifton.how tall is Jayden?

Answer 1

Like the previous tutor said, it is a multiplication problem. In word problems like these, it helps to underline important information. The problem states that Clifton is 3 feet tall, and that Jayden is five times as tall as Clifton. "Times" is a word for multiplication. So to solve this do "3 * 5" which equals 15. This is correct because Jayden's height is equal to five Clifton's standing on top of one another.

Answer 2

This problem is a multiplication problem. Multiplication also means "groups of". In this case, imagine having five Cliftons standing on top of each other. If you had five Cliftons standing on top of each other, they would be the same height as Jayden.

Now, looking at the numbers, Clifton is 3 feet tall.

Jayden is five times as tall as Clifton.

So Jayden's height = 5 x 3

5 x 3 = 15

To go back to the illustration, five Cliftons standing on top of each other would be the same as saying 5 groups of 3, since Clifton is 3 feet tall.

3+3+3+3+3 = 15

I hope that helps!