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How much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 1,500 meters if sound travels at a speed of 330 m/sec?

How much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 1,500 meters if sound travels at a speed of 330 m/sec?
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How much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 1,500 meters if sound travels at a speed of 330 m/sec?

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It will take 4.54545455 minutes for thunder to travel 1,500 meters. Just divide 1,500 by 330
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(1,500 meters) x (1 sec / 330 meters) = (4 and 18/33) seconds

(4.55 sec, rounded)

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User Yusaf Khaliq
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