Question

A company was building a bridge using a pile driver to drive a post into the ground the post was driven 18 feet into the ground by the first hit the pile driver on each hit after the first hit the post was driven into the ground and additional distance that was 2/3 the distance of the post was driven from the first hit after a total of four hits the post was driven how many feet into the ground

Answer 1

Answer:

96 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{2}{3} \times 4 = \frac{8}{3 \: } then \: \frac{8}{3} of \: 18 = 48 \\ 12 \times 4 = 48 \\ 48 \times 2 = 96$

ans - 96 feet