Sound is assumed to travel at about 1100 feet per second. A forest guard hears a sound of an axe striking a tree somewhere, 115 seconds after it strikes the tree. How far is the guard from the wood chopper?

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Sound is assumed to travel at about 1100 feet per second. A forest guard hears a sound of an axe striking a tree somewhere, 115 seconds after it strikes the tree. How far is the guard from the wood chopper?