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The giraffe is 15 feet tall. she is 2 1/2 times as tall as the elephant. how tall is the elephant?

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The elephant is 6 feet tall. 15 divided by 2 1/2 is 6. To check multiply 6 and 2 1/2 you get 15. So the elephant is 6 feet tall. 
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the giraffe is about 5 feet tall
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