To find out how many hours Bobby will spend hiking on Sunday, we first need to determine his hiking rate based on Saturday's hike.
On Saturday, Bobby hiked 8 miles in 4 hours. We can calculate his rate in miles per hour using the formula:
\[ \text{Rate} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{8 \text{ miles}}{4 \text{ hours}} = 2 \text{ miles per hour} \]
Now that we know Bobby's hiking rate is 2 miles per hour, we can calculate the time it will take him to hike 12 miles on Sunday using the formula:
\[ \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Rate}} = \frac{12 \text{ miles}}{2 \text{ miles per hour}} = 6 \text{ hours} \]
Thus, Bobby will spend 6 hours hiking on Sunday.
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