Problem 1145

Daily Math Challenge - May 23, 2024



A super ball rebounds half the height from which it is dropped.  You drop the ball from the roof of your school.  If the roof is 42 feet high, what is the total distance in feet (up and down) the ball will have traveled when it strikes the ground for the eighth time?

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