Cant figure out the problem

How do i start to solve? would appreciate a walk-thru! a bird sitting 16ft above the ground in an apple tree dislodges an apple. after how many seconds does the apple land on the ground? (assuming that no branches will interfere with it's fall)

Liz is shipping a package to her friend. the maximum weight of a medium flat-rate box is 20 pounds, including the box which weighs 6 ounces. write and solve an inequality to describe the possible weight in pounds, w, of the contents that liz will ship to her friend if she must use a medium flat-rate box. use the drop-down menus to explain your answer.

How do you do the foil method with polynomials?