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    Nov 23, 2010, 06:33 AM

    Mark26 - as already noted in previous posts on this topic - average speed: distance traveled divided by time.
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    Nov 23, 2010, 08:55 AM
    No it doesn't seem to work, the answer is 860 knots but I don't no how you get that from dividing 2150 nautical miles by 2 hours and 30 minutes? Any clues?
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    Nov 23, 2010, 09:13 AM

    2150 nautical miles divided by 2.5 hours = 860 nautical miles/hr, or 860 knots.
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    Dec 2, 2010, 04:52 AM
    Total distance / total time= AVERAGE SPEED

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