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Creating systems in context

Problem

Courtney walked from her house to the beach at a constant speed of 4 kilometers per hour, and then walked from the beach to the park at a constant speed of 5 kilometers per hour. The entire walk took 2 hours and the total distance Courtney walked was 8 kilometers.
Let b be the number of hours it took Courtney to walk from her house to the beach, and p the number of hours it took her to walk from the beach to the park.
Which system of equations represents this situation?
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