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Henrietta is riding the Giant Drop at Great America. If Henrietta free-falls for 3.08 seconds, how far will she fall?

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Henrietta is riding the Giant Drop at Great America. If Henrietta free-falls for 3.08 seconds,
how far will she fall?
30.2 m
-15.1 m
-93 m
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-46.5 m

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