How far away was the lightning strike

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A person is watching water waves at the ocean and they notice the peak to peak distance between the waves is 3.4 m. They also notice there are 55 waves every 10.0 seconds passing the end of a pier. How fast are the waves going?

A whale sends an undersea signal to its mate and then gets a response 4.5 seconds later. How far away is the whale%u2019s mate?

A person sees a distant lightning strike, then 4.5 seconds later he hears the thunder clap. If it is 35 degrees Celsius, how far away was the lightning strike?

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