The time between lightning flash and the following thunderclap may be used to estimate, in kilometers, how far away a storm is. How far away is a storm if 12 seconds elapse between the lightning and the thunderclap? Use the formula d = t/3, where t is the time, in seconds, between the flash and the thunderclap.

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Since the formula tells you the distance  of the thunderstorm given the time between the lightening and thunder, plug in t = 12 seconds into the formula and calculate d