Jewel is playing catch with her little sister. On the first throw, her sister throws the ball up into the air from a height of $1.5$ feet above the ground. The throw is a little wild, and $0.25$ seconds after her sister throws it, the ball grazes Jewel’s shoulder $54$ inches above the ground. It continues flying up and then lands on the ground behind Jewel about $1.1$ seconds after her sister lets the ball fly.

To avoid being hit again, Jewel decides to use a mobile app to collect data for the second throw. She records the data below.

1. For which throw does the ball stay in the air longer? Explain.

   Hint (a):

   Notice that at the end of the table, the ball has still not reached the ground.

2. What is the average velocity of each throw for the first $0.25$ seconds?

   Hint (b):

   Compare the heights from $0$ seconds to $0.25$ seconds for both throws.

3. Which throw reaches a greater height? Explain.

   Answer (c):

   The second throw.