Erika found out that after working in her current job for 8 months, she has earned 6 days of vacation. If Erika works for 2 years, how many vacation days will she earn?

To solve this, we can start by finding the rate at which Erika earns vacation days per month.

Erika has worked for 8 months and earned 6 vacation days. So, her rate of earning vacation days is:

\[
\text{Vacation days per month} = \frac{6 \, \text{days}}{8 \, \text{months}} = 0.75 \, \text{days per month}
\]

Next, we calculate how many months are in 2 years:

\[
2 \, \text{years} = 2 \times 12 = 24 \, \text{months}
\]

Now, we can find how many vacation days Erika will earn in 24 months:

\[
\text{Vacation days in 24 months} = 0.75 \, \text{days per month} \times 24 \, \text{months} = 18 \, \text{days}
\]

Thus, Erika will earn **18 vacation days** if she works for 2 years.

Would you like further clarification or additional details?

Here are 5 related questions:
1. How would the calculation change if Erika earned vacation days at a different rate?
2. How many vacation days would she earn in 1 year?
3. What would happen if Erika's vacation rate changed after 1 year?
4. How could we convert the vacation days into hours if her workdays are 8 hours long?
5. How many months would she need to work to earn 12 vacation days?

**Tip:** When dealing with rates over time, breaking the problem down to a "per month" or "per year" rate can make it easier to scale.

Find out how to calculate vacation days based on work duration using simple ratios. This example demonstrates how Erika, who earned 6 vacation days in 8 months, can determine how many vacation days she will earn after working for 2 years. Suitable for Grades 5-7.

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