Question

thunder from a bolt of lightning travels 1/10 mile in 1/2 second at this rate how many miles can a travel in one second

Answer 1

It travels 1/5 mile in one second

Explanation:

1/10 * 2 = 2/10 = 1/5

Since the bolt of lightning travels 1/10 mile in half a second, then to find how much it travels in one a second you simply multiply 1/10 by 2, which equals 2/10, which can be simplified to 1/5.