SOLUTION: A person leaves their work and heads home 5km away. They walk at 5km/h during the start but then it starts to rain so they run the rest of the way at 12km/h. They leave at 5:30pm a

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Question 1189540: A person leaves their work and heads home 5km away. They walk at 5km/h during the start but then it starts to rain so they run the rest of the way at 12km/h. They leave at 5:30pm and arrives home at 6:09 pm. Create a system of equations. How far did the person run for? How long did the person walk for?
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