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On a dark and stormy night Snoopy suddenly saw a flash of lightning. Ten seconds later he heard the sound of thunder. The speed of sound is 1088 feet per second | On a dark and stormy night Snoopy suddenly saw a flash of lightning. Ten seconds later he heard the sound of thunder. The speed of sound is 1088 feet per second and one mile is 5280 feet. Estimate, to the nearest half-mile, how far Snoopy was from the flash of lightning. | ||
and one mile is 5280 feet. Estimate, to the nearest half-mile, how far Snoopy was from the flash of lightning. | |||
<math>\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1\frac{1}{2} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 2\frac{1}{2} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 3</math> | <math>\text{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1\frac{1}{2} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 2\frac{1}{2} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 3</math> | ||
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Problem
On a dark and stormy night Snoopy suddenly saw a flash of lightning. Ten seconds later he heard the sound of thunder. The speed of sound is 1088 feet per second and one mile is 5280 feet. Estimate, to the nearest half-mile, how far Snoopy was from the flash of lightning.
Solution
During the 
seconds, the sound traveled 
feet from the lightning to Snoopy. This is equivalent to 
miles, 
.
Solution 2
Since we are estimating, we can make 
become 
, and 
will become 
. Then do 
and we get 5, or
~Trex226
See Also
| 2001 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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