A soccer game is about to start when a bolt of lightning lights the sky. Thirty seconds passes before a sound is heard. Using the flash-to-bang theory approximately how many miles away is the storm?
A) 3 miles
B) 4 miles
C) 5 miles
D) 6 miles
E) 7 miles

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The flash-to-bang theory estimates the distance of a storm by dividing the number of seconds between the lightning flash and the sound of thunder by 5. Thirty seconds divided by 5 equals 6, indicating the storm is approximately 6 miles away.

A Soccer Game Is About to Start When a Bolt