Question

What is the correct formula to determine the average speed?

• A. $\frac{\text{Total time taken}}{\text{Total distance covered}}$
• B. $\frac{\text{Total distance covered}}{\text{Total time taken}}$
• C. $\text{Total distance covered}\times \text{Total time taken}$
• D. $\text{Total distance covered}+\text{Total time taken}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{\text{Total distance covered}}{\text{Total time taken}}$

Average speed of a body is the total distance travelled by a body divided by the total time elapsed to cover that distance.
$\text{Average speed}=\frac{\text{Total distance covered}}{\text{Total time taken}}$.