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A first-time bungee jumper is about to make his first jump. When the bungee jumper jumps, he will fall 5 feet every 0.5 second.

Part A. Let s be the total number of seconds in a jump and h be the height of the jump. Write an equation that can be used to find s.

Part B. Use your equation to calculate the total seconds for a 150-foot jump.

User Fuchsia
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s=0.5h/5 (where h= height in feet)

s=(0.5x150)/5
s=75/5
s=15


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