How far are you from the lightning stroke

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Assume that you hear a clap of thunder 16.9 s after seeing the associated lightning stroke. The speed of sound waves in air is 343 m/s and the speed of light is 3.00 X 10⁸ m/s. How far are you from the lightning stroke?

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