Question

A bus travels 440 miles in 8 hours.


Which unit rate describes the speed of the bus?

Answer 1

Are there any choices?

Answer 2

speed =distance/time

Answer 3

so for example
a bus travels a miles in t hours
the speed of the bus is given by:
\[\frac{a \text{ miles }}{ t \text{ hours } } \\ \text{ to write as a unit rate just divide }a \text{ by }t \\ \frac{\frac{a}{t} \text{ miles }}{1 hours}\]