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To pass inspection, a new basketball should bounce back to between 68% and 75% of the starting height. A new ball is dropped from 6 feet and bounces back 4 feet 1 inch. Does the ball pass inspection? Explain.

To pass inspection, the ball must bounce back to between 68% and 75% of the starting height. Written as a decimal, the ball must bounce between a low of ___ and high of ___ feet.

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4 ft 1 in / 6 ft = 49 in / 72 in = 0.6806 or 68.06 % so it passes the test

the ball must bounce between a low of 0.68 and high of 0.75
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