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Question 938928: How to explain this to my fifth grade daughter who hasn't had algebra yet. A rubber ball bounces exactly half the height from which it is dropped. The ball is dropped from the top of an office building that is 64 feet high. How high is the eigth bounce. Thank you. Please show howmto figure this out without algebra. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
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A rubber ball bounces exactly half the height from which it is dropped.
The ball is dropped from the top of an office building that is 64 feet high.
How high is the eighth bounce.
Thank you. Please show how to figure this out without algebra.
:
Calculate * 64 = .25 ft
or
you can use a table
Column 1, bounce number, column two is height after bounce
B| H
------
0|64 ft
1|32
2|16
3| 8
4| 4
5| 2
6| 1
7|.5
8|.25 or about .25(12) = 3 inches
