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📅 NSB Middle School 2009🎓 MS🔄 Round 17#️⃣ Question 11🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains whether a U.S. quarter will accelerate down an inclined plane faster than a silver ring of the same diameter, assuming both roll without slipping:

W) the ring accelerates faster because it has less inertia
X) the ring will accelerate slower because all its mass in the outer rim
Y) the quarter will accelerate faster because it has more mass
Z) the quarter will accelerate at the same rate as the ring since both have the same diameter
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