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Question
Jhumpa once read a list of the tallest people in the world. One of them was 272 cm tall! That is just double of Jhumpa's height. How tall is Jhumpa? _____ cm.
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Solution
Height of a person = 272 cm
272 cm ÷ 2 = 136 cm
Therefore, Jhumpa is 136 cm tall.
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