An explosion occurs 340 km away. Given that sound travels at 340 m/s, the time the sound takes to reach you is

a. 1 s.

b. 10 s.

c. 100 s.

d. 200 s.

e. more than 200 s.

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Felix Fox

2 January, 17:10

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Marlon Morgan · Answer 1

(340,000 meters) / (340 meters/sec) = 1,000 seconds

That's more than 200 sec.

Alisson Carrillo · Answer 2

First convert 340km into 340,000m, and 340000/340=1000. So the answer is e.

An explosion occurs 340 km away. Given that sound travels at 340 m/s, the time the sound takes to reach you isa. 1 s.b. 10 s.c. 100 s.d. 200 s.e. more than 200 s.