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Which parachute has a slower decent a parachute that falls 10 feet in 4 secounds or one that 12 feet in 6 secounds

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User Dania
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Lets find out how fast the parachutes fall each second. 10/4= 2.5 feet per second for the first chute. 12/6 =2 feet per second for the second chute. 2.5>2. First chute falls faster
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User Grzegorz Gralak
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