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Suppose you stand in front of a tall rock wall that is 170 meters away. If you yell, how long does it take for the echo to get back to your ears if the speed of sound is 340 m/s?

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The time taken for the sound to reach the tall wall can be calculated with the following formula:

Time=DistanceSpeed\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}

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