Nigel is selling candy bars for his outdoor club. He is averaging 4 bars every 3 days. If he continues at this rate, how many days will it take to sell his box of 36? Your answer should

be a whole number.

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If Nigel is selling 4 bars every 3 days, then he is selling $\dfrac{4}{3}$ bars per day. Since he has 36 bars to sell, it will take him $\dfrac{36}{\frac{4}{3}} = \boxed{27}$ days to sell his box of 36.