The quotient is the quantity known as "speed".
(NOT velocity.)
velocity
distance traveled divided by time taken to travel that far.
calculate the distance traveled by the time taken
The distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel that distance gives the average speed. This value represents the rate at which an object moves over a given distance in a specific amount of time.
Speed describes the distance traveled by an object divided by the time in which the distance was traveled, if the direction is not specified.
D/t = rate (Speed, velocity, etc)
Distance traveled divided by time taken. (s=d/t)
Average speed is distance traveled divided by time taken.
Very simple: Distance traveled divided by time taken to travel that distance = average speed .
velocity means the distance traveled in certain time and in a certain direction. Therefore: velocity is the result of dividing the traveled distance by time taken, and adding a direction to it.
Rate of travel = (distance traveled) divided by (time traveled)
Distance travelled / time taken to travel the distance