Question 1 please. Please help

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)

Graph the line that represents a proportional relationship between d and t with the property that an increase of 33 units in t corresponds to an increase of 44 units in d. what is the unit rate of change of dd with respect to t? (that is, a change of 11 unit in t will correspond to a change of how many units in d? )

50 points~ ! i have to turn this in tomarrow