Average speed
What Average speed means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Total distance travelled divided by the total time taken over the specified journey.
Total distance travelled divided by total elapsed time, including stops.
Topics that use Average speed
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Applications of ratio in context
- area and volume units
- Asymptote
- average rate of change
- Chord
- comparing quantities
- compound interest
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