Answer: 344.2 meters per second.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: The sound of thunder from a bolt of lightning was heard 2.6 seconds after the lightning hit.
Distance covered by thunder = 895 meters
We know that the formula to calculate speed is given by :-
[tex]\text{Speed}=\dfrac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow\ \text{Speed}=\dfrac{895}{2.6}=344.230769231\approx344.2\text{ meter per second }[/tex]
Hence, the speed of sound to the nearest tenth of a meter per second = 344.2 meters per second.
