SOLUTION: I really need your help. Please Here is the problem When a sound travels through water, the distance y in meters that the sound travels in x seconds is given by the equatio

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Question 662571: I really need your help. Please
Here is the problem
When a sound travels through water, the distance y in meters that the sound travels in x seconds is given by the equation y= 1440x. How far does a sound travel underwater in 5 seconds?

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug the 5 seconds into the equation as x
distance = 1440(5)
y meters = 1440 meters/sec (x seconds)
7200 meters
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