A marching band is practicing. The band director sees the drum major hit a drum. How far away is the director if he hears the drumbeat in 0.40 seconds? The speed of sound is 330 m/s.

Question

12 m
132 m
264 m
825 m

Answer 1

To find out how far away the band director is from the drum major, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} \]

Given:

• Speed of sound = 330 m/s
• Time = 0.40 s

Now, substituting the values into the formula:

\[ \text{Distance} = 330 , \text{m/s} \times 0.40 , \text{s} = 132 , \text{m} \]

So, the band director is 132 meters away from the drum major. The correct answer is 132 m.