Larger Unknown:
The giraffe in the zoo is 3 times as tall as the kangaroo. The kangaroo is 6 feet tall. How
tall is the giraffe?
Larger unknown because it
I know the kangaroo is 6 ft
is the larger number
The giraffe is 3 times taller
I don’t know how tall the giraffe is.
6 feet
18
feet
6 feet
6 feet
Smaller Unknown:
The giraffe is 18 feet tall. She is 3 times as tall as the kangaroo. How tall is the kangaroo?
I know the giraffe is 18 feet
That is 3 times taller than the kangaroo
I don’t know how tall the kangaroo is.
Smaller unknown
because this is the
smaller number
How do I get 18?
18
feet
Mutliplier Unknown:
The giraffe is 18 feet tall. The kangaroo is 6 feet tall. The giraffe is how many times taller
than the kangaroo?
Multiplier Unknown
Here I know how tall the giraffe is
I know how tall the kangaroo is
I don’t know how many times taller the giraffe if
6 feet = 18 feet
+
6 feet
+
6 feet
It took 3 kangaroos to equal the
height of the giraffe so I know the
giraffe is 3 times taller
18 feet
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