Question

sharon is 54 inches tall. a tree in her backyard is 5 times as tall as she is. the floor of her treehouse is at a height that is twice as talll as she is. what is the differences, in inches, between the top of the tree and the floor of the treehouse?

Answer 1

Height of the tree is:
5*54 = 270 inches because tree is 5 times higher than Sharon.

Height of floor of tree house is:
2*54 = 108 because floor of tree house is 2 times higher than Sharon.

The difference between floor and top of the tree is:

270-108 = 162 inches.