SOLUTION: A ball is dropped from a height of 15 feet. The height of each bounce is 25% less than the previous bounce. What is the height of the ball after 12 bounces? Round to the nearest te

Question 1075881: A ball is dropped from a height of 15 feet. The height of each bounce is 25% less than the previous bounce. What is the height of the ball after 12 bounces? Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the bounce is 25% less than the previous bounce, then it rises 75% of the amount it did on the previous bounce. So, after 12 bounces, we have:
h=15 x (.75)^12=15 x 0.031676352024078369140625
h=0.48 inches in height after the 12th bounce. ☺☺☺☺
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