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Superbowl Sundelay\text{Superbowl Sundelay}

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The Super Bowl Halftime Show is pop culture's biggest stage, with tens of thousands of people watching in person in the stadium and 100100 million viewers watching the TV broadcast.

Let's assume that the stage is set up in the middle of the field and that the sound system is approximately 100 meters100\text{ meters} (about 300 feet300\text{ feet}) away from the last row of seats in the stadium and we also assume that the viewer at home is 3 meters3\text{ meters} (about 10 feet10\text{ feet}) away from their TV, which receives a signal which has traveled at the speed of light across the country for 5,000 kilometers5{,}000 \text{ kilometers}.

Who hears the broadcast first? People watching on TV, or throughout the stadium? \\ Keep in mind, the speed of light is 300,000,000 meters/second300{,}000{,}000\text{ meters/second}, while the speed of sound is about 340 meters/second340\text{ meters/second}.

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