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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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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.

User Artelius
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first convert 340km into 340,000m, and 340000/340=1000. So the answer is e.
User Jose Luis De La Rosa
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(340,000 meters) / (340 meters/sec) = 1,000 seconds

That's more than 200 sec.
User Alhelal
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