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Calculating Average Speed

To calculate the average speed of an object you need to use the avearge speed formula.

Average Speed Formula

The S stands for Average speed

The D stands for Distance

The T stands for Time

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What does the S stand for in the average speed formula?

• Average Speed

• Distance

• Time

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What does the D stand for in the average speed formula?

• Average Speed

• Distance

• Time

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What does the T stand for in the average speed formula?

• Average Speed

• Distance

• Time

Using the avearge speed formula

To calculate the average speed of an object you need to DIVIDE the distance an object traveled by the time. The distance number goes in the calulator first.

Lets practice calculating average speed

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