If ball A is thrown up with half the speed of B, it will not go as high, therefore will fall to the ground quicker. Using the suvat equation $s=v_{0}t+\frac{1}{2}at^2$ For A, calculate when $s=0$ to find when the ball reached the ground $$0=v_{0}t-4.5t^2$$ Solve for t to get $t=0$ and $t=\frac{v_{0}}{4.5}$ Do the same for B: $$0=2v_{0}t-4.5t^2$$ $t=0$ and $t=\frac{2v_{0}}{4.5}$ This shows that it takes twice as long for B to reach the ground