How long will it take a howler monkey call to get to another howler monkey if they were 2 km apart

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Biology

Nadia Farley

9 September, 10:06

How long will it take a howler monkey call to get to another howler monkey if they were 2 km apart

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Draven Whitaker · Answer 1

To solve the question we proceed as follows;

time=distance/speed

distance between the monkeys is 2km=2000m

But the speed of sound = 330 m/s

Therefore the time taken for a howler monkey to get to the other will be:

time=2000/330

=6.1 seconds

The answer is 6.1 seconds