Sound travels through air at about 13 of a kilometer per second. If thunder is heard 6 seconds after a flash of lightning, about how many kilometers away was the lightning?

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Pulak · Answer 1 · 2018-02-15T02:30:54+0000

If sound travels through air at around 13 of a kilometer per second, and thunder is heard 6 seconds after a flash of lightning, it would be 78ths of a kilometer. Although, I can't simplify that for you. Sorry. ^-^

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