Solve Free Falling Object: Find Height of Ball

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Homework Statement


A ball, dropped from rest, covers three-fifths of the distance to the ground in the last second of its fall. From what height was the ball dropped?

The Attempt at a Solution


I have spent the past thirty minutes attempting to figure this out. I initially used a kinematic equation which gave me a new expression for the height and I attempted to put that expression into another kinematic equation but I still cannot seem to arrive at the correct answer.

Any advice or help on this would be appreciated!
 
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No need, I finally figured it out :)