Ok here is another hard 8th grade problem.....
The time between a flash of lightning and the sound of its thunder can be used to estimate the distance from a lighting strike. The distance from the strike is the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder divided by 5. Suppose you are 17 miles from the lightning strike. Write and solve an equation to find how many seconds there would be between the flash and thunder.

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Ok here is another hard 8th grade problem.....
The time between a flash of lightning and the sound of its thunder can be used to estimate the distance from a lighting strike.  The distance from the strike is the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder divided by 5.  Suppose you are 17 miles from the lightning strike.  Write and solve an equation to find how many seconds there would be between the flash and thunder.

precal · Answer

17= x/5 maybe

ganeshie8 · Answer

looks okay to me

precal · Answer

really I just made that up.......

ganeshie8 · Answer

that question ?

ganeshie8 · Answer

then it would look good if it can be adjusted slightly making it clear what units are involved

precal · Answer

no question was given in class, I made up my answer

ganeshie8 · Answer

The distance `in miles` from the strike is the number of seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder divided by 5.

ganeshie8 · Answer

Ohk... then we have to take whatever we get  :)

precal · Answer

ok thanks.....