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To get over a fence, a cat jumps with an initial upward velocity of $20$ feet per second and then lands back on the ground. Therefore, the cat's height above the ground in feet, $t$ seconds after it jumps, can be modeled by the expression $-16t^2 + 20t$. This expression can be written in factored form as $-16t(t - 1.25)$. $\newline$What does the number $1.25$ represent in the expression?$\newline$(A)the height in feet of the cat at the start of its jump$\newline$(B)the height in feet of the cat when it reaches its highest point$\newline$(C)the time in seconds from when the cat jumps until it lands on the ground$\newline$(D)the time in seconds from when the cat jumps until it reaches its highest point