Students in Eric’s gym class must cover a distance of 1,600 meters by running or walking. Most students run part of the way and walk part of the way. Eric can run at an average speed of 200 meters per minute and walk at an average speed of 80 meters per minute. Eric completes the 1,600 meters in 12 minutes.




2a. Write an equation for the 1,600 meters Eric will cover if he runs for x minutes and walks for y minutes.




2b. Write an equation that relates running time x and walking time y to his total time (12 minutes)