Sound travels at a rate of 340 m/s in all directions through air. Matt rings a very loud bell at one location, and Steve hears it some time later at his location 450 meters to the south. How long did it take the sound to travel from the bell to Steve's location?

0.76 s

1.3 s

150,000 s

790 s

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Jaslyn Farrell

12 January, 22:43

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Rene Houston · Answer 1

450/340=1.3

1.3 sec is the answer because you take the distance and divid by the rate

Sound travels at a rate of 340 m/s in all directions through air. Matt rings a very loud bell at one location, and Steve hears it some time later at his location 450 meters to the south. How long did it take the sound to travel from the bell to Steve's location?0.76 s1.3 s150,000 s790 s