SOLUTION: 7.
A ball dropped from a certain height rises after bouncing to 25 % of its original height. After bouncing if the ball rises to 6 ft. What is the height from which it was dropped
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Question 521377: 7.
A ball dropped from a certain height rises after bouncing to 25 % of its original height. After bouncing if the ball rises to 6 ft. What is the height from which it was dropped?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the ball drop from x ft
it will rebounce 25%
=0.25x
0.25x=6
x=6/0.25
x=24 ft
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