Question

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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Responses

343 meters
343 meters

686 meters
686 meters

2,744 meters
2,744 meters

3,430 meters
3,430 meters

Answer 1

To find how far sound travels in 8 seconds, we plug the value of t = 8 into the given function d(t) = 343t.

d(8) = 343 * 8 = 2744 meters

Therefore, sound travels 2744 meters in 8 seconds.