Question

Washington Elementary has 4358 students Jefferson High School has three times as many students as Washington Elementary about how many students does Jefferson High School have

Answer 1

Jefferson High School has 13074 students because 4,359 * 3 is 13074. 

Answer 2

Since it says "about", you need to round. If you round 4,358 it can be like 4,500. Then, you can multiply 4,500 x 3, which equals 13,500. So your answer would be Jefferson High School has ABOUT 13,500 students.