A billiard ball was set in motion on a counter by your mischievous little cousin who wanted the ball to hit your foot. To avoid your attention he set the ball in motion with a slow speed of 1.0 m/s (how did he know this unit?!) from a counter that is 1.1 m tall. Fortunately he missed. How long did it take to hit the floor?

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A billiard ball was set in motion on a counter by your mischievous little cousin who wanted the ball to hit your foot. To avoid your attention he set the ball in motion with a slow speed of 1.0 m/s (how did he know this unit?!) from a counter that is 1.1 m tall. Fortunately he missed. How long did it take to hit the floor?

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