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04/11/2017 at 23:23

After a ball is dropped, the rebound height of each bounce is 80% of the height of the previous bounce. The height of the first bounce is 5 ft. What is the height of the sixth bounce of this ball? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

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Lê Quốc Trần Anh Coordinator 05/11/2017 at 09:35

The height of the sixth bounce is: \(5\cdot80\%\cdot80\%\cdot80\%\cdot80\%\cdot80\%=1,6384\approx1,6\left(ft\right)\)

ANSWER: 1,6 ft
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Phạm Tuấn Đạt 05/11/2017 at 22:33

The height of the sixth bounce is: 5⋅80%⋅80%⋅80%⋅80%⋅80%=1,6384≈1,6(ft)

ANSWER: 1,6 ft

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