Question

Johnny was playing baseball with his friends and they noticed a bolt of lightning. They heard thunder seven seconds later. How far away is the storm?

meters

Answer 1

2317 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

2380m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Time taken to hear the sound after lightning = 7s

Unknown:

Distance of the storm = ?

Solution:

Light has been shown to travel faster than sound. To solve this problem,

Speed =
`(distance)/(time taken)`

Speed is the rate of change of distance with time

Distance = speed x time taken

The speed of sound is given as 340m/s

Distance = 340 x 7 = 2380m