Isabella estimates that she takes 16 hours to hike 8 miles. How long will it take her to go 9 miles?

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asked Aug 7, 2020 112k views

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Adeel ASIF · Answer 1 · 2020-08-13T08:03:59+0000

Answer: 18 hours

Explanation:

Takes 16 hours = 8 miles

? = 9 miles

Let the unknown number of hours be represented with Z. Cross multiplying we have....

16 X 9 = Z X 8

8Z = 144

Z = 144/8

Z = 18

It takes 18 hours to hike 9 miles