Kasey is trying to run a certain number of miles by the end of the month. If Kasey is 60% of the way to achieving her goal and she has already run 24 miles, how many miles is she trying to run by the end of the month?
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If Kasey is 60% of the way to achieving her goal and she has already run 24 miles, then she has completed 60/100 * her goal = 60% * her goal = her goal * 0.6 of her goal. Therefore, she still needs to run (100 - 60) / 100 * her goal = (100 - 60)% * her goal = 40% * her goal = her goal * 0.4 of her goal.
We can set up an equation to represent this information:
0.6 * her goal + 24 = her goal
Solving for her goal, we get:
her goal = 24 / 0.6
her goal = 40
Therefore, Kasey is trying to run 40 miles by the end of the month.