This bouncing ball math problem stumps most people — can you solve it?

Here's a puzzle from The Pyrgic Puzzler by Christopher Maslanka:
You drop a ball from 1 meter high.
Each time it bounces, it rises to half its previous height.
Find the total distance the ball travels (up and down) until it stops. — Read the rest
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