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7. A sound wave travels 500m in 60 seconds. Calculate the speed of the sound?


Sagot :

Answer:

8.33m/s

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Distance traveled  = 500m

Time taken  = 60s

Unknown:

Speed of the sound  = ?

Solution:

The speed the sound can be derived using the expression below:

 Speed  = [tex]\frac{distance}{time}[/tex]  

So;

    Speed  = [tex]\frac{500}{60}[/tex]    = 8.33m/s