A boy standing in front of a cliff claps his hands and hears the echo later

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Problem

A boy standing in front of a cliff claps his hands and hears the echo

3.0\,\text{s}

later. Taking the speed of sound as

330\,\text{m s}^{-1}

, how far is the cliff from the boy? (a)

247.5\text{ m}

(b)

990\text{ m}

(c)

495\text{ m}

(d)

514.5\text{ m}