During a severe thunderstorm, Tim saw a flash of lightning and then six seconds later heard a clap of thunder. The speed of sound is 1088 ft/sec. How far is Tim from the lightning?
Nearest Thousand Feet.
6528 = 7,000 to the nearest thousand feet
6 * 1,088 = _________
To find how far Tim is from the lightning, we need to calculate the distance traveled by sound in six seconds.
The speed of sound is given as 1088 ft/sec.
So in six seconds, the sound travels:
Distance = Speed x Time
Distance = 1088 ft/sec x 6 sec
Now we can calculate the distance:
Distance = 6528 ft
Therefore, Tim is approximately 6528 feet away from the lightning.
Rounding to the nearest thousand feet, Tim is approximately 7000 feet away from the lightning.