8. In a competition, an athlete threw a flying disk 139 meters through the air. While in flight, the disk traveled at an average speed of 13.0 m/s. How long did the disk remain in the air?

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8. In a competition, an athlete threw a flying disk 139 meters through the air. While in flight, the disk
traveled at an average speed of 13.0 m/s. How long did the disk remain in the air?
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9. How far can you get away from your little brother with the squirt gun filled with paint if you can travel
at 3 m/s and you have 15s before he sees you?
10. How far can your little brother get if he can travel at 2.5 m/s and in 5 seconds you will discover that
his squirt gun has run out of paint?
11. If you shout into the Grand Canyon, your voice travels at the speed of sound (340 m/s) to the
bottom of the canyon and back, and you hear an echo. How deep is the Grand Canyon at a spot where
you can hear your echo 5.2 seconds after you shout?
Transcribed Image Text:x EW(OP XC 61 6|目 IXE C/MJMZNZQOMJAZMTY4/a/Mjc50DAZMTY1MDUW/details 8. In a competition, an athlete threw a flying disk 139 meters through the air. While in flight, the disk traveled at an average speed of 13.0 m/s. How long did the disk remain in the air? DISTANCE 9. How far can you get away from your little brother with the squirt gun filled with paint if you can travel at 3 m/s and you have 15s before he sees you? 10. How far can your little brother get if he can travel at 2.5 m/s and in 5 seconds you will discover that his squirt gun has run out of paint? 11. If you shout into the Grand Canyon, your voice travels at the speed of sound (340 m/s) to the bottom of the canyon and back, and you hear an echo. How deep is the Grand Canyon at a spot where you can hear your echo 5.2 seconds after you shout?
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