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Lydia wants to ride her bicycle 34 miles this week. She has already ridden 7 miles. If she rides for 5 more days, which equation could be used to determine xx, the average number of miles she would have to ride to meet her goal?
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Lydia wants to ride a total of 34 miles and she has already ridden 7 miles. To find out how many more miles she needs to ride, we can subtract the distance she has already covered from her goal:
\[
34 - 7 = 27
\]
This means she needs to ride 27 more miles over the next 5 days. We can let \( x \) represent the average number of miles she needs to ride each day for the next 5 days.
Since she needs to cover 27 miles in 5 days, we can set up the following equation:
\[
5x = 27
\]
So, the equation that can be used to determine \( x \), the average number of miles Lydia needs to ride each day, is:
\[
5x = 27
\]
\[
34 - 7 = 27
\]
This means she needs to ride 27 more miles over the next 5 days. We can let \( x \) represent the average number of miles she needs to ride each day for the next 5 days.
Since she needs to cover 27 miles in 5 days, we can set up the following equation:
\[
5x = 27
\]
So, the equation that can be used to determine \( x \), the average number of miles Lydia needs to ride each day, is:
\[
5x = 27
\]