Students in Mr. Taylor's physics class conducted an experiment by dropping a basketball from a height of 40 feet and then recording the ball’s height after each bounce. The ball climbed to a height of 20 feet after the first bounce, and 10 feet after the second bounce. If this pattern continues, how many feet high will the ball climb after the third bounce? Show your work or explain your answer.

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Students in Mr. Taylor's physics class conducted an experiment by dropping a basketball from a height of 40 feet and then recording the ball’s height after each bounce. The ball climbed to a height of 20 feet after the first bounce, and 10 feet after the second bounce. If this pattern continues, how many feet high will the ball climb after the third bounce?  Show your work or explain your answer.

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driftracer305 · Answer

5 ft......... the numbers decrease by half after every bounce..!!