SOLUTION: Tom wants to run 2000 miles this year and plans to run 8 miles per day. If tom has already ran 960 miles this year what is the maximum number of days that it will take him to run t

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Question 1002023: Tom wants to run 2000 miles this year and plans to run 8 miles per day. If tom has already ran 960 miles this year what is the maximum number of days that it will take him to run the remaining miles?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) About Me  (Show Source):
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This may be either uniform rates, or could be unit conversion ratios.

2000 mile goal, 960 miles done already, 1040 still to be ran.

Unit conversion seems easiest:
1040%2Amiles%2A%281%2F8%29%28days%2Fmile%29