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

Equal to
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Faster
Faster

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Answer 1

To find the unit rate from the information given, we can calculate the speed of the bus based on the distance and time provided.

The bus travels 275 miles in 5 hours. To find the unit rate (miles per hour), we divide the total distance by the total time:

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

Now, if the bus is currently traveling at 59 miles per hour, we can compare this speed to the unit rate:

• Unit rate: 55 miles per hour
• Current speed: 59 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.

The correct response is Faster.