Question

An explosion occurs 43,705 m away. Given that sound travels at 335 m/s, how many seconds will it take to hear the sound?

Answer 1

Given data

*The given speed of sound is v = 335 m/s

*The given distance is d = 43705 m

The formula for the time taken to hear the sound is given as

$t=\frac{d}{v}$

Substitute the values in the above expression as

$\begin{gathered} t=\frac{43705}{335} \\ =130.46\text{ s} \end{gathered}$