SOLUTION: A runner sets a goal to run 60 miles hire many days will it take if he runs 3/4 miles a day

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Question 778021: A runner sets a goal to run 60 miles hire many days will it take if he runs 3/4 miles a day
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/4 miles a day for x days means he runs (3/4)x miles

(3/4)x = 60

3x = 60*4

3x = 240

x = 240/3

x = 80

So he must run 80 days (roughly 80/30 = 2.67 months)