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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
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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

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The ball drops 72 inches (6 feet). The ball bounces back 49 inches (4 feet, 1 inch). 49/72 = 68.05% So yes, the ball (barely!) passes inspection.
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