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Englaw
Feb 15, 2010, 06:08 PM
How do I work out my average speed? In miles an hour? Point to point is 49.7 Miles & we took 43.46 minuets to complete the distance. What is the average speed & what is the formula used to work it out?

KISS
Feb 15, 2010, 06:19 PM
I'm going to make you think a little bit. Speed has units of miles per hour or miles per unit time. By dividing 49.7 miles by 43.minutes the answer will be in:

Miles/minute which is a unit of speed.

You need the units in miles per hour. How?

Englaw
Feb 17, 2010, 01:40 PM
Times it by 60 minutes ?