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)

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Responses

Equal to
Equal to

Faster
Faster

Slower
Slower

Cannot be determined by the information provided.

Answer 1

To find the unit rate for the highway bus, we can calculate its speed based on the information provided.

The bus travels 275 miles in 5 hours, so we can find the unit rate (miles per hour) by dividing the total distance by the total time:

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

Now, we compare this unit rate (55 mph) with the current speed of the bus (59 mph):

Since 59 mph is greater than 55 mph, we can conclude that the bus is traveling faster than the unit rate.

Therefore, the correct response is:

Faster