Question

Ben walks at a rate of 3 miles per hour. he runs at a rate of 6 miles per hour. in one week, the combined distance that he walks and runs is 210 miles.

b. (using 3x + 6y = 210 with x representing walk and y representing run) ben runs for 25 hours. for how many hours does he walk?

Answer 1

25 x 6 is 150 out of 210 miles therefore Ben ran for 150 miles and walked for 60 miles