Which of the following relations represents the relationship between the average speed, time and distance correctly?

Average speed =

d i s t a n c e \times

time

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Average speed =

\frac{t o t a l d i s t a n c e}{t o t a l t i m e}

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Average speed =

a v e r a g e d i s t a n c e + t i m e

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Distance =

a v e r a g e s p e e d - t i m e

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Solution

The correct option is B Average speed = $\frac{t o t a l d i s t a n c e}{t o t a l t i m e}$
Average speed is defined as the ratio of total distance covered by the object to the total time taken by it.
$A v e r a g e s p e e d = \frac{T o t a l d i s t a n c e}{T o t a l t i m e}$

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The value of speed calculated by $\frac{D i s t a n c e}{T i m e}$ gives us the average speed over the given time interval.

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