Solve the problem.Bob, the incredible shrinking man, loses half of his height each day after he was exposed to a mysterious form of cosmic radiation. How many days before he is literally "knee-high to a grasshopper"? Assume that a grasshopper's knee is 4 millimeters high and that Bob is 2 meters tall. Round your answer to the nearest whole day. (1000 millimeters = 1 meter)

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


9 days

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