Winners from last weeks math problem, and the new problem of the week

Submitted by david.thacker on

Diggin' Dinosaurs Answer:

Because the second part of the question asked you to tell when they should go, it allows you to go 8 times in the same month.  Therefore, the best plan is B at $15.00.

Winners: Haylee Orton, Greg O., Bryce Marshall, and Maddy Johnson.

Our new problem of the week is:

On a dark and stormy night Snoopy suddenly saw a flash of lightning.  Ten seconds later he heard the sound of thunder. The speed of sound is 1088 feet/second and one mile is 5280 feet.  Estimate, to the nearest half-mile, how far Snoopy was from the flash of lightning.

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