A Balloon Is Ascending at a Rate of 16 Ft/s

Multiple Choice

A balloon is ascending at a rate of 16 ft/s to a height of 32 ft above the ground when a package is dropped. The time taken, in the absence of air resistance, for the package to reach the ground is

A) 1.0 s.
B) 1.5 s.
C) 2.0 s.
D) 2.5 s.
E) 3.0 s.