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

Answer 1

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.