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The average speed, s, of an object is the distance, d,
travelled by the object in one unit of time, t. That is:
Example 6
A cyclist travelled at 12 km/h for 5 hours. How far did he travel?
Solution:
Example 7
A cyclist covers 36 kilometres in 4 hours. What is the speed?
Solution:
Example 8
A walker travelled a distance of 26 km at an average speed of 6.5 km/h.
Find the time taken to cover the distance.
Solution:
Key Terms
speed, distance, time
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