SOLUTION: A ball bounces to a height that was 80% of its previous height with each bounce. If the ball is dropped from 5 ft above ground, how high does the ball rebound to after its fifth bo

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Question 1104514: A ball bounces to a height that was 80% of its previous height with each bounce. If the ball is dropped from 5 ft above ground, how high does the ball rebound to after its fifth bounce?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A ball bounces to a height that was 80% of its previous height with each bounce.
If the ball is dropped from 5 ft above ground, how high does the ball rebound to after its fifth bounce?
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= 1.6384 ft or 1 + .6384(12) = 1 foot 7 inches

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