exercised both by walking and by biking. He walked at a rate of 4 miles an He biked at a rate of 12 miles per hourThe total distance he traveled was 36 miles.

Question

Tricky but fun..... This is from an algebra 1 course. 

Answer 1

Distance = rate*time

 

If w = walking time

and b = biking time then:

 

36 = 4w + 12b

 

With the information given we have 1 equation with 2 unknowns.

We need further information to solve the problem.