Ben participated in a race. During the first half of the race, he walked 3 miles and ran at a rate of 5
miles per hour for x hours. During the second half
of the race, he walked for 2 miles and ran at a
rate of 5.5 miles per hour for x hours. What
equation could you write to solve for the number
of hours Ben ran during each half of the race? Let
y represent the number of miles in half the race.
Write two equations, one for the first half of the
race and one for the second half. How could you
transform these two equations to be the same as
the original equation you wrote to solve for x?!
What do you think this means about solving for
the variables in a situation represented by two
equations?

I really need help on the first question because everyone seems to skip over it but it asks “What equation could you write to solve for the number of hours Ben ran during the race?”