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A ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters. Each time it bounces, it reaches 50 percent of its previous height. The total vertical distance the ball has traveled when it hits the ground the fifth time is meters. NextReset

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10/2=5
5/2=2.5
2.5/2=1.25
1.25/2=.625
.625/2=.3125 meters hope it helps
so it traveled a total of 9.6875.
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