If the speed of a man is 45 km per hour, then what is the distance traveled by him in 30 seconds ?

Use this speed calculator to easily calculate the average speed of a vehicle: car, bus, train, bike, motorcycle, plane etc. with a given distance and travel time. Returns miles per hour, km per hour, meters per second, etc.

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The average speed calculation is simple: given the distance travelled and the time it took to cover that distance, you can calculate your speed using this formula:

Speed = Distance / Time

The metric unit of the result will depend on the units you put in. For example, if you measured distance in meters and time in seconds, your output from the average speed calculator would be ft/s. If distance was measured in miles and time in hours, then output will be in miles per hour (mph, mi/h), and so on for km/h, m/s, etc. - all supported by our tool.

    How to calculate the average speed of a car?

Let us say that you travelled a certain distance with your car and want to calculate its average speed. The easiest way to do that would be by using the speed calculator above, but if you prefer, you can also do the math yourself. Either way, one needs to know the distance. If you have noted the distance on your odometer then you can use that number. Other options are to use a map (e.g. Google Maps) and measure the distance travelled based on your actual path (not via a straight line, unless you travelled by air in which case that would be a good approximation), or to use a GPS reading if you used navigation during the whole trip. Then you need to know the travel time. Make sure to subtract any rests or stops made from the total trip duration.

For example, if the total distance travelled was 250 miles and the time it took was 5 hours, then the average speed was 250 / 5 = 50 miles per hour (mph). If the distance was 200 kilometers and it took 4 hours to cover it, then the speed was 200 / 4 = 50 km/h (kilometers per hour).

    Finding average speed examples

Example 1: Using the equation above, find the speed of a train which travelled 120 miles in 2 hours and 10 minutes while making four stops, each lasting approximately 2.5 minutes. First, subtract the time spent at the train stops: 2.5 x 4 = 10 minutes. 2:10 minus 10 minutes leaves 2 hours of travel time. Then, apply the avg speed formula to get 120 miles / 2 hours = 60 mph (miles per hour).

Example 2: A cyclist travels to and from work, covering 10 km each way. It took him 25 minutes on the way to work and 35 minutes on the way back. What is the cyclist's average speed? First, add up the time to get 1 hour total. Also add up the distance: 5 + 5 = 10 kilometers. Finally, replace in the formula to get 10 / 1 = 10 km/h (kilometers per hour) on average in total.

Average speed (what this calculator computes) and average velocity are not necessarily the same thing though they may coincide in certain scenarios. This is basic physics, but a lot of people find it confusing. Here are the differences in short.

Speed is a scalar value whereas velocity is the magnitude of a vector. Speed does not indicate direction whereas velocity does. The two coincide only when the journey from the start point to the end point happens on a straight line, such as in a drag race. If the movement path is not a straight line then the average velocity will be smaller than the mean speed.

We will discuss here how to find the distance when speed and time are given.

When speed and time are given, the distance travelled is calculated by using the formula:

Distance = Speed × Time

The unit of time in speed should be the same as that of the given time.

Solved examples to calculate distance when speed and time are given:

1. How much distance will be covered in 5 hrs at a speed of 55 km per hour?

Solution:

Distance covered in 1 hour = 55 km.

We know, Distance = Speed × Time

Distance covered in 5 hrs = 55 × 5

                                   = 275 km.

Therefore, distance covered in 5 hrs = 275 km.

2. A bus travels at a speed of 45 km/hour. How far will it travel in 36 minutes?

Solution:

Speed = 45 km/hour

Time = 36 minutes

       = 36/60 Hour (Since we know, 1 hour = 60 minutes)

       = 3/5 hour

Distance = speed × time

            = 45 × (3/5) km

            = (45 × 3)/5 km

            = 27 km.

3. How much distance will be covered in 7 hrs at a speed of 62 km per hour?

Solution:

Distance covered in 1 hour = 62 km.

We know, Distance = Speed × Time

Distance covered in 7 hrs = 62 × 7

                                      = 434 km.

Therefore, distance covered in 7 hrs = 434 km.

4. Mike drives his car at a speed of 70 km per hour. How much distance will he cover in 3 hours 30 minutes?

Solution:

Speed of the car = 70 km/hr

Time taken         = 3 hours 30 minutes

                         = 3 ½ hours.

Distance covered in 1 hour = 70 km

Distance covered in 3 ½ hour = 70 × 3 ½ km

                                           = 70 × 7/2 km

                                           = 245 km.

5. How much distance will be covered in 1 ½ hour at a speed of 32 m per minute?

Solution:

[1 ½ hr = (60 + 30) minutes = 90 minutes].

Distance covered in 1 minute = 32 metres.

Distance covered in 90 minutes = 32 × 90 = 2880 m.

We know, 1 m = 1/1000 km.

                      = 2880/1000 km. 

                      = 2.88 km.

Note:

In the above example, since the speed is expressed in minutes, time has to be taken in minutes. We should take care that the unit of time in both speed and time is the same.

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Calculate average speed of a moving object from the total distance travelled and the time taken from start to finish.

Once you have entered a distance and a time period the average speed will appear in the answer box and two conversion scale will also show a range of values for distance versus speed and time versus speed.

Formula

This tool calculates average speed using the following formula:

v = d / t

Symbols

• v = Speed
• d = Distance
• t = Time

Distance Travelled

Enter the actual distance that is travelled by a moving object in any unit of distance measurement.

Time Taken

Enter the time taken to complete the distance travelled in any measurement unit of time.

Average Speed

This is the speed that a moving object would need to maintain without variation, in order to complete the distance travelled in the same period of time.

Applications

Examples of types of average speed calculations:

• Convert a journey distance in kilometres and the time taken in hours, to an average speed in mph.
• Determine the average speed of a runner in mph, from a track run distance in metres, and the stopwatch time in minutes or seconds.
• Calculate a training speed to complete a cycling route within a target period of time.