SOLUTION: A basketball when dropped onto the court from a height of 48 inches rebounds to a height 1/3 the height on each successive bounce. After how many bounces would the basketball rebo

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Question 919863: A basketball when dropped onto the court from a height of 48 inches rebounds to a height 1/3 the height on each successive bounce. After how many bounces would the basketball rebound less than 2 inches?
I said 3...
1/3 of 48" is 16"
1/3 of 16" is 5.3"
1/3 of 5.3" is 1.7"
Is that correct?
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