To determine how many more miles Idil needs to ride to meet her goal of 41.4 miles after riding already 15 miles, we can first calculate the remaining distance she needs to cover.
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Calculate the remaining miles: \[ \text{Remaining miles} = \text{Goal miles} - \text{Miles already ridden} = 41.4 - 15 = 26.4 \text{ miles} \]
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Idil plans to ride for 4 more days, so we need to find out how many miles she needs to ride each day to cover the remaining distance.
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Calculate the average number of miles per day: \[ \text{Average miles per day} = \frac{\text{Remaining miles}}{\text{Days}} = \frac{26.4}{4} \]
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Performing the division: \[ \text{Average miles per day} = 6.6 \text{ miles per day} \]
Therefore, Idil would need to ride an average of 6.6 miles per day over the next 4 days to meet her goal of 41.4 miles.