Speed can be defined as the distance an object traveled per unit of time. The average speed equals the total distance traveled over the total time traveled. One of the many real life examples that can demonstrate speed is a car. In this instance, I have chosen to use my dad’s Blazer. When traveling from my grandma’s house to my dad’s house it takes about 25 minutes (total time). My dad drives the car for about 20 mph for 20 minutes and about 50 mph for 5 minutes. To calculate the average speed, you would first find out the distance traveled at each speed. Then you would add them up to get the total distance traveled. From there you just divide the total time by the total distance.
that's cool i never thought of finding average velocity of a car trip, very creative, haha
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