michelle went on a 24-mile bike ride by lunchtime, they had ridden 5/8 of the total distance.How many miles did they have left to ride after lunch.

Let d = the final distance.

5/8d = 24
d = 24 divided by 5/8

Solve for d.

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9 miles

To determine how many miles Michelle had left to ride after lunch, we first need to calculate the total distance of the bike ride. We know that Michelle completed 5/8 of the total distance before lunch, which means there were still 3/8 of the distance left to ride after lunch.

Let's calculate the total distance:

Total distance = 24 miles / (5/8)
Total distance = 24 miles * (8/5)
Total distance = 38.4 miles

Now, we can calculate the remaining distance after lunch:

Remaining distance = Total distance * (3/8)
Remaining distance = 38.4 miles * (3/8)
Remaining distance = 14.4 miles

Therefore, Michelle had 14.4 miles left to ride after lunch.