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    Mar 9, 2009, 07:31 PM
    Formula used in getting average speed
    What is the formula in getting the average speed?
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    Mar 10, 2009, 04:06 AM

    Express the distance covered per hour.
    Add the distances and divide by the number of hours.
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    Dec 8, 2009, 10:18 PM
    If a boat covers 68 miles in 29.47 minutes.
    Do I multiply 68 by 60 (for minutes), which equals 4080. Then divide that by 29.47 for minutes taken.
    Which equals, 138.4 mph for average speed.
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    Dec 9, 2009, 07:51 AM

    jobe, use:



    and that's all.

    If you use time in minutes, then you have

    And if you use hours, then you have
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