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Isabella is 30 miles into a 70-mile backpacking trip in the wilderness.

Isabella can hike 8 miles per day. How many more days does Isabella
need to finish?
Isabella needs how
more days.

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Answer: Five Days

Explanation:

Isabella can hike 8 miles per day. So:


(30miles)/(8miles) = 3.75 days

It will take:


(70 miles)/(8 miles) = 8.75 days

..in total to hike 70 miles.

So, subtracting the two values:


8.75 - 3.75 = 5

She still needs to hike five days in order to finish the trail.

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