Question
The time between a flash of lightning, and the sound of it thunder can be used to estimate the distance from a lightning strike. The distance from the strike is the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder divided by five suppose you were 2 miles from my each strike right and solve an equation to find how many seconds there would be Between the flash and thunder
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To estimate the distance from a lightning strike based on the time between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder, you can use the formula:
\[
\text{Distance (miles)} = \frac{\text{Time (seconds)}}{5}
\]
If you are 2 miles from the lightning strike, you can set up the equation:
\[
2 = \frac{\text{Time}}{5}
\]
Now, to solve for time, multiply both sides of the equation by 5:
\[
\text{Time} = 2 \times 5
\]
\[
\text{Time} = 10 \text{ seconds}
\]
Thus, if you are 2 miles away from the lightning strike, the time between the flash of lightning and the sound of thunder would be **10 seconds**.
\[
\text{Distance (miles)} = \frac{\text{Time (seconds)}}{5}
\]
If you are 2 miles from the lightning strike, you can set up the equation:
\[
2 = \frac{\text{Time}}{5}
\]
Now, to solve for time, multiply both sides of the equation by 5:
\[
\text{Time} = 2 \times 5
\]
\[
\text{Time} = 10 \text{ seconds}
\]
Thus, if you are 2 miles away from the lightning strike, the time between the flash of lightning and the sound of thunder would be **10 seconds**.