Question

Sound can travel incredibly quickly: 1 mile in about

1
12
of a minute. Based on that, what is the approximate speed of sound?
Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The approximate speed of sound can be calculated by taking the reciprocal of the time it takes for sound to travel a mile. Given that 1 mile is traveled in about 1/12 of a minute, the approximate speed of sound is 12/1 or simply 12.