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During a thunderstorm, you see a flash of lightning. five seconds later, you hear the thunder. how far away is the storm?
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since it travels 220,000,000 miles per hour then it is 220000000 divide 120 minutes makes one hour =1833,333.333 miles per minute and so divide by 60 seconds which makes one minute = 30,555.55556 and because it says five seconds it is 152777.7778
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Answer: C
Explanation: Light travels faster than sound.
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