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A ball is bouncing on the floor. After each bounce , the height of the ball is one half its previous height. After the fifth bounce, the height of the ball is 6in. What was the height of the ball before the first bounce.
4 years ago

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Emily
5th bounce = 6 in
4th bounce = 6 in * 2
3rd bounce = (the answer to the 4th bounce) * 2
and so on..
4 years ago

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