Question

a ball is dropped from a height of 10 meter each time it bounces, it reaches 50 percent of its previous height. the total vertical distance the ball has travel when it hits the ground the fifth time is ______ meter

Answer 1

10 x .5 = 5

5 x .5 = 2.5

2.5 x .5 = 1.25

1.25 x .5 = .625

.625 x .5 = .3125

Your answer would be .3125 Meters

Answer 2

Answer:

it could be 0.625 or 19.375

Step-by-step explanation:

10 =1

5=2

2.5=3

1.25=4

0.625=5

because it says total i do not know weather to add them all up or not. if i did i would get 19.375 also this quesion is not  specific on weather we start at when it first hits the ground or when it first bounces