Problema Solution
The distance from the strike is the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder divided by 5. Suppose you are 11 miles from a lightning strike. Write and solve an equation to find how many seconds there would be between the flash and thunder.
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Let
t = the time between the flash and thunder
t/5 = 11 multiply both sides by 5
t = 5*11
t = 55 seconds
There are 55 seconds between the flash and the thunder.