Is the total distance divided by the time an object's speed?

Answer 1

The total distance displaced divided by the total time elapsed is an object's average speed. Let's take an example to see if it makes more sense.

Consider a bus making stops along a city street. It takes a certain amount of time to go from a given stop to another one a mile or so down that street. You got on the bus and you noted the time as it left your stop. You get off at your destination and note the time. You then take the total distance the bus (with you aboard) went between your stops and divide it by the time it took to make the journey. You will then have the average speed of the bus during that trip.