In Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare, the faster hare loses the race to the slow and steady tortoise. During the race, which animal has the greater average speed?

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Dwight
Jan 31, 2018

Definitely the tortoise.

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Average speed is distance travelled divided by time taken. Both rabbit and hare went the same distance, but since the tortoise did it in less time, it has the greater average speed.

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