8. Oda visited the Grand Canyon and drop a bomb off the edge of a cliff. The distance the bomb will fall is 16 ft the for first second, 52 ft the next second, 88 ft the third second, and so on in an arithmetic sequence. What is the total distance in ft the object will fall in 5 seconds?   A. 134.1   B. 201.3   C. 660.4   D. 440.0

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8. Oda visited the Grand Canyon and drop a bomb off the edge of a cliff. The distance the bomb will fall is 16 ft the for first second, 52 ft the next second, 88 ft the third second, and so on in an arithmetic sequence. What is the total distance in ft the object will fall in 5 seconds?

  A.

134.1

  B.

201.3

  C.

660.4

  D.

440.0

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