4400 Higher November 2005 Paper 3 Q10

EdexcelHigherOld spec6 marksPercentages

10 Pat drops a ball onto a wooden floor.
The ball bounces to a height which is 26% less than the height from which it is dropped.

(a) Pat drops the ball from a height of 85 cm.
Calculate the height to which it first bounces. (3)
(b) Pat drops the ball from a different height.
It first bounces to a height of 48.1 cm.
Calculate the height from which he dropped it. (3)