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document.write( "You see a flash of lightning striking some distance away, and five seconds later you hear the clap of thunder. How many miles away did the lightning strike? Round your answer to the nearest mile. Note: The speed of light is so much faster than the speed of sound that you can assume that the strike occurs at the instant you see it.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You see a flash of lightning striking some distance away, and five seconds later you hear the clap of thunder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many miles away did the lightning strike? Round your answer to the nearest mile.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the distance in feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1129 * 5 = 5645 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change to miles<BR>\n" );
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