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Aisha wants to ride her bicycle 18.2 miles this week. She has already ridden 5 miles. If

she rides for 4 more days, write and solve an equation which can be used to
determine m, the average number of miles she would have to ride each day to meet
her goal.

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Answer: 3.3 miles per day

Step-by-step explanation: 13.2/ 4=3.3

User Nikolay Spassov
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Answer:

3.3m each day.

Explanation:

The equation will be 18.2 = 5 + 4m18.2=5+4m

Solve for m to get 4m = 13.24m=13.2

m = 3.3m=3.3

She would have to ride 3.3 miles each day to meet her goal.

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