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Well it really depends on several factors that have to be just right in order for two objects to fall at the same speed or rate.

The three main factors needed to calculate the speed at which two objects fall are Time(t) Velocity(v) and Rate of Acceleration.

The formula used to calculate is:

Acceleration= v-u/t (the v-u is change in velocity)


The reason different objects accelerate the same (when you can ignore air resistance!) is because an object with more mass has more weight, but it also has more inertia.
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