Question

Jeff used the fact that a motorcycle can travel 300 miles in 4 hours to find the unit rate. If the speed limit on the highway is 65 miles per hour, is the motorcycle going faster than, slower than, or equal to the speed limit?(1 point) Responses Faster than Faster than Equal to Equal to Cannot be determined by the information provided. Cannot be determined by the information provided. Slower than

Answer 1

To find the unit rate, we can determine the speed of the motorcycle by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken.

Jeff's motorcycle travels 300 miles in 4 hours, so we calculate the speed as follows:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{300 \text{ miles}}{4 \text{ hours}} = 75 \text{ miles per hour} \]

Now we compare this speed to the speed limit of 65 miles per hour. Since 75 miles per hour is greater than 65 miles per hour, we conclude that the motorcycle is going:

Faster than the speed limit.