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Your distance from a lightning strike can be calculated by how quickly you hear the sound of the thunder which travels 1mile every 5 seconds. If you see a lightning flash and count to 35 before hearing the thunder how far away are you from lightning

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1 mile ............ 5 seconds

x miles ........35 seconds

x = 1×35/5 = 35/5 = 7 miles

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