Jeff used the fact that a motorcycle can travel 500 miles in 8 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)

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Faster than
Faster than

Slower than
Slower than

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

Equal to

Answer 1

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

Jeff's motorcycle travels 500 miles in 8 hours.

Speed = Distance / Time = 500 miles / 8 hours = 62.5 miles per hour.

Now, comparing this speed to the speed limit of 65 miles per hour:

62.5 miles per hour (motorcycle's speed) is less than 65 miles per hour (speed limit).

Therefore, the motorcycle is going slower than the speed limit.