Answer: Kendra will need to back 9 loaves of bread for a 12 day hiking trip.
Explanation:
Alright, the first step to solve any math problem is to take a look at the information we have. We know that Kendra has eaten through 6 loaves over the course of 8 days. We want to know how much bread she needs if she takes a 12 day hiking trip.
Because she's eating the same amount of bread each day, we need to find out how much of a loaf she eats daily. In order to find that number, we have to divide. In this case, it would be 6/8. (Amount of bread she has/Time taken to eat that bread).
This gives us 0.75. This means that Kendra eats 0.75 of a loaf of bread daily. In order to find out how much bread she needs for a 12 day hiking trip, all we have to do is multiply by 12.
0.75 * 12 = 9.
Kendra will need to back 9 loaves of bread for a 12 day hiking trip.
P.S. You could also do this with fractions by simplifying 6/8 to 3/4 (divide the numerator and denominator by 2, as they're both divisible by 2), and then multiply like 12 in the same way. They both yield the same answer, so it's a matter of preference. I used decimals as I found them easier to work with!