Sound takes 5 seconds to go one mile. Clark is standing near a rock wall and when he shouts, it take

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    Sound takes 5 seconds to go one mile. Clark is standing near a rock wall and when he shouts, it takes 20 seconds for the echo to reach his ears. How far away is the rock wall?

    The sound makes a round trip from Clark to the wall back to Clark.

    20 seconds / 5 seconds per mile = 4 miles

    4 miles / 2 for round trip = 2 miles
     

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