Question

Solve. You may use a calculator and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a unit if necessary.

A ball is dropped from a height of 900 centimeters. the table shows the height of each bounce. The
heights form a geometric sequence. How high does the ball bounce on the 5th bounce?
bounce 1 is 800 cm
bounce 2 is 560 cm
bounce 3 is 392 cm

Answer 1

192 cm

Explanation:

Each bounce is 70% of the previous bounce so the fourth bounce is going to be 274 cm and the fifth is going to be 192 cm.