SOLUTION: Sound travels about 343 meters per second. The function d(t) = 343t gives the distance d(t) in meters that sound travels in t seconds. How far does sound travel in 8 seconds?

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Question 914427: Sound travels about 343 meters per second. The function d(t) = 343t gives the distance d(t) in meters that sound travels in t seconds. How far does sound travel in 8 seconds?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug in t = 8 and evaluate

d(t) = 343t

d(8) = 343*8

d(8) = 2,744

It travels 2,744 meters.

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