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document.write( "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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "it will rebounce 25%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=0.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.25x=6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6/0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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