• Avg speed is the total amount of speed divided the total time taken to cover the distance, this calculation gives us the amount of speed maintained over a unit of time

Average Speed Formula

• Average Speed -: Total Distance / Total Time

• In short terms this formula is defined as Vavg = Dtotal / Ttotal

• V = speed or velocity

• D = Distance

• T = Time

Example Of Calculating Avg Speed

• Q1 - A person moves at 20 km/h for half the journey and 40 km/h for the other half. What is the average speed?

Speed = D/T

D = 2 x 20 x 40

T = 60

Speed = 1600 / 60

= 26.7 Km/h

Difference Between Avg Speed And Avg Velocity

• Avg Velocity has magnitude

• Avg speed is a scaler quantity making it having no direction

• Velocity is the precise version of speed