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Rate, Time and Distance

If an object travels at a constant rate r for a time t over a distance d, then rt=d.

If an object travels for a time t over a distance d, but not necessarily at a constant rate, then the average rate is d/t.



Carl Lee
Wed Apr 21 08:17:28 EDT 1999