Question

Hyperion, a giant redwood tree in california, is 380 feet tall.How many 5-foot people, standing on each other's head's would it take to reach the top?

Answer 1

Answer:

76 five-foot people.

Explanation:

Since we have two distinct numbers, let's make an equation.

Let x be the number of these 5-foot people. 380 is the result we want, so let's put it at the end. We want to find out how many of these 5-foot people will reach the top, which means we have to multiply it by a number, x.

Because the numbers are all in feet, we keep them as is without converting them.

Now we have: $5x = 380$

Cancel out the x by dividing the 5.

We get: $x = \frac{380}{5}$

Divide it, and finally we have: $\frac{380}{5} = 76$

Therefore, 76 five-foot tall people standing on each other's heads will reach the top of Hyperion, a 380-foot tree.

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