The members of a film crew are at least 75 miles from their camp and must carry equipment back to camp before a storm arrives. The storm is scheduled to begin in 24 hours. They plan to travel as far as possible by truck and then walk the rest of the way. The truck can travel at a rate of 10 miles per hour through the terrain, and the team can travel 2 miles per hour on foot.

Which system represents the number of hours the crew can travel by truck, x, and on foot, y, to reach camp before the storm?

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The members of a film crew are at least 75 miles from their camp and must carry equipment back to camp before a storm arrives. The storm is scheduled to begin in 24 hours. They plan to travel as far as possible by truck and then walk the rest of the way. The truck can travel at a rate of 10 miles per hour through the terrain, and the team can travel 2 miles per hour on foot. 

Which system represents the number of hours the crew can travel by truck, x, and on foot, y, to reach camp before the storm?

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