POW #12

POW #12

Choose one of the following problems:

#1 Super Ball

A Super Ball rebounds half the height from the height it is dropped. One day, Darin drops a Super Ball from the roof of the school. If the roof is 32 feet off the ground, what is the total distance (up and down) that the ball will have traveled when it strikes the ground for the sixth time?

#2 Consumer Interview

A certain product is sold as either a liquid or a powder. Consumers were interviewed, and a survey revealed that—

1/5 do not use the product,
1/3 do not use the powder form,
427 use both the liquid and powder form, and
2/7 do not use the liquid form.

How many consumers were there in all?