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A juggler is performing an act by juggling several balls. The juggler throws the balls up at an initial height of 3.9 feet with a speed of 14.8 feet per second. If the juggler did not catch a ball, about how long will it take the ball to hit the floor?

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A juggler is performing an act by juggling several balls. The juggler throws the balls up at an initial height of 3.9 feet with a speed of 14.8 feet per second. If the juggler did not catch a ball, about how long will it take the ball to hit the floor?

jh3power · Answer

Is it physics??

anonymous · Answer

No, Algebra 1.

jh3power · Answer

t=s/v.. so...(3.9 *2)/14.8 =t

anonymous · Answer

I have the answer choices


1.45 secs

 1.14 secs

 0.28 secs

 0.21 secs

jh3power · Answer

hmm... interesting. if it's not physics i find it impossible to solve this question. and i was wrong above(sorry)..

anonymous · Answer

Its okay, I thought it was pretty hard too.

jh3power · Answer

but.. it's impossible to not use physics here!