document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139388>Question 139388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm desperately trying to solve this word problem: A ball dropped from a certain height rises after bouncing 30% of its original height. After bouncing if the ball rises to 2 1/2 ft.,what is the height from which it was dropped?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Teresa\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #101646 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=101646\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"drop height\" __ 2 1/2 ft. is 30 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30%(x)=30 in. __ x=100 in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 in is 8 1/3 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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