Sharon drops a rubber ball from a height of 48 feet. Every bounce sends the ball half as high as it was before.

What is the total vertical (up and down) distance the ball has traveled, from
the moment it is dropped to the moment it hits the floor for the fourth time?

(Do not include units in your answer.)

132

Step-by-step explanation:

48 first hit and rises 24

24 second and rises 12

12 third hit and rises 6

6 forth hit

48+24+24+12+12+6+6= 132

infinitely many solutions

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given the equation;

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

we need to determine the value of x.

2(2x + 3), we expand this expression to obtain 4x + 6

similarly 2(2x + 5) will become 4x + 10

now we have;

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 10 - 4

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

the expression on the left hand side is identical to the one on the right hand side. therefore, we are looking at just a single straight line whose equation is;

y = 4x + 6

consequently, we shall have infinitely many solutions