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15 July, 11:30

It was a dark and stormy night, when suddenly you saw a flash of lightning. Three-and-a-half seconds later you heard the thunder. Given that the speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s, how far away was the lightning bolt?

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  1. 15 July, 14:08
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    We're going to multiply the time it took for you to hear thunder (3.5 seconds) by the speed of sound in air (340 m/s)

    3.5 x 340 = 1190

    The lightning bolt was 1,190 meters away.
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