document.write( "Question 316548: A ball is droppped 256 feet from the roof of a building . suppose that with each bounce the ball goes up exactly half its previous height . a man is sitting at his desk on the second floor . how many times will he see the ball if his eye level is 15 feet above ground ?\r
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