6/2=3
3+6=9
3/2=1.5
1.5+3=4.5
4.5+9=13.5
1.5/2=.75
.75+1.5=2.25
2.25+13.5=15.75
.75/2=.375
.375+.75=1.125
1.125+15.75=16.875
.375/2=.1875
.1875+.375=.5625
.5625+16.875=17.4375
The total distance traveled is 17.4375 feet.
I hope this helped. Do you see what I did? I divided the 6 by half, which is 3, and added that to the 6. 9 was the total. then i took the half of 6, which is 3, and repeated the process 4 more times. so after 5 times touching the ground, the total distance traveled was 17.4375 feet.
