How far away in kilometres and miles was the lighting flash

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1. Through a thunderstorm, 4.7s elapses between observing alighting flash and hearing the resulting thunder. About how far away in kilometres and miles was the lighting flash?

_____km

______mi

2. Picnickers see a lightning flash and hear the resulting thunder 7.9 s later. If the storm is traveling at a rate of 11km/h, how long, in minutes, do the picnickers have before the storm arrives at their location?

____min

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