SOLUTION: The distance you are from a lightning strike (d) and the amount of time it takes to hear thunder (t) are directly related. Let's say you are 4 miles away from lighting and it takes

Question 1170949: The distance you are from a lightning strike (d) and the amount of time it takes to hear thunder (t) are directly related. Let's say you are 4 miles away from lighting and it takes you 20 seconds to hear thunder. What is the value of k?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The ratio of the time it takes to distance you are from lighting is
so,
Answer by ikleyn(52855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            It is strange to me to see this gross mistake in the post of the other tutor.

            So, I came to bring the correct solution/answer.

d = k*t k = = = = 0.2. In this problem, k is the speed of sound in the air, equal to 0.2 miles per second (approximately).

Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The distance you are from a lightning strike (d) and the amount of time it takes to hear thunder (t) are directly related. Let's say you are 4 miles away from lighting and it takes you 20 seconds to hear thunder. What is the value of k?

IKLEYN, I wonder why you're surprised. You must know by now that this woman is famous for posting MANY, MANY wrong answers. Plus, some of her solutions
are extremely complex, time-consuming, and very confusing! I'm NOT surprised that she'd get a SIMPLE problem like this WRONG, and neither should you!
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