Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2019🎓 HS🔄 Round 5#️⃣ Q21🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

An airplane is traveling at 380 miles per hour with respect to the Earth. The Sun's reflection off the plane illuminates a small area on the surface of the Earth. A passenger on the plane observes this illuminated spot move between two houses in 15 seconds. Expressing your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth of a mile, how far apart are the two houses?

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