Question

Jeff used the fact that a highway bus can travel 275 miles in 5 hours to find the unit rate. If the bus is currently traveling 59 miles per hour, is the bus going faster, slower, or equal to the unit rate?(1 point)
Responses

Faster
Faster

Equal to
Equal to

Cannot be determined by the information provided.
Cannot be determined by the information provided.

Slower

Answer 1

To determine if the bus is traveling faster, slower, or equal to the unit rate, we first need to find the unit rate in miles per hour based on the information given.

The bus travels 275 miles in 5 hours, so we can calculate the unit rate (miles per hour) as follows:

\[
\text{Unit rate} = \frac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}} = \frac{275 \text{ miles}}{5 \text{ hours}} = 55 \text{ miles per hour}
\]

Now we compare the unit rate (55 miles per hour) with the current speed of the bus (59 miles per hour):

- **Current speed of the bus**: 59 miles per hour
- **Unit rate**: 55 miles per hour

Since 59 miles per hour is greater than 55 miles per hour, we can conclude that the bus is traveling **faster** than the unit rate.

Therefore, the correct response is:

**Faster**