Question

A 30-mile segment of road needs to be paved. 6 miles have already been completed. The paving crew can complete 3 miles of paving per day. How many days will it take them to finish?

Answer 1

8 days

because if they are paving at 3 miles a day, the days they will take to finish is: = 24/3

Answer 2

Answer: 8 days

Explanation:

6 miles has been paved already.

Number of miles left = 30 - 6

= 24 miles

If they are paving at 3 miles a day, the days they will take to finish is:

= 24/3

= 8 days