document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94874>Question 94874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You clocked the time between lightning and thunder as 8 seconds. About how far away was the lightning? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=69079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the speed of sound is about a mile in 5 sec \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is the \"rule of thumb\" of counting the seconds from when you see the lightning to when you hear the thunder and dividing by 5 to get the distance in miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case, 8/5=1.4 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the speed of the flash (about 186,000 miles per second) is considered instantaneous </SPAN>\n" );
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