During a thunderstorm a bolt of lightning strikes 2.41 km away from you. (a) How much time
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(a) How much time elapses between when the lightning strikes and when the light reaches your eyes?
(b) If the speed of sound is 343 m/s, how much time elapses before the sound of thunder reaches your ears?
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