While the Gondola Is Rising at a Speed of 2

Multiple Choice

While the gondola is rising at a speed of 2.0 m/s, a passenger in a balloon-supported gondola throws a small ball down at a speed of 5.0 m/s relative to his body. A person who measures the ball's velocity at the instant of release will find that the ball's velocity relative to the ground at that instant is

A) 2.0 m/s, up.
B) 3.0 m/s, down.
C) 3.0 m/s, up.
D) 5.0 m/s, down.
E) 12.8 m/s, down.