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Hailstones fall from a certain height. If only 1% of the hailstones melt on reaching the ground, find the height from which they fall.
`(g=10 ms^(-2). L=80" calories/g "and J=4.2"J/calorie")`

A

336 m

B

236 m

C

436 m

D

536 m

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