Question

Jared wants a quick trip by bus or train to New York. The bus’s average speed is shown in the graph. The train’s average speed is shown in the table. Which form of transportation travels a greater distance per hour?

Train
Time (hours) Distance (miles)
2 90
3 135
6 270

Bus
A graph has time (hours) on the x-axis, and distance (miles) on the y-axis. A line goes through points (0, 0) and (5, 300).

CLEAR CHECK

The train travels 5 miles more per hour than the bus.


The train travels 30 miles more per hour than the bus.


The bus travels 15 miles more per hour than the train.


The bus and train travel the same distance per hour.

Answer 1

The bus travels 15 miles more per hour than the train

Explanation:

If you look at the graph and how much the train goes per hour, it shows that in a less amount of time than the train the bus gets further. The only answer with the bus traveling further is 15 miles. Therefore, the bus travels 15 miles further per hour than the train!