A bird of species​ A, when​ diving, can travel four times as fast as a bird of species B top speed. If the total speeds for these two birds is 175 miles per​ hour, find the fastest speed of the bird of species A and the fastest speed of the bird of species B. The fastest speed of the bird of species B is ? mph The fastest speed of the bird of species A is ? mph

Macioccujx

Macioccujx

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2022-07-25

A bird of species​ A, when​ diving, can travel four times as fast as a bird of species B top speed. If the total speeds for these two birds is 175 miles per​ hour, find the fastest speed of the bird of species A and the fastest speed of the bird of species B.
The fastest speed of the bird of species B is ? mph
The fastest speed of the bird of species A is ? mph

Answer & Explanation

yelashwag8

yelashwag8

Beginner2022-07-26Added 17 answers

Let the speed of the bird of species A is A;
And speed of the bird of species B is 'B'.
as per thesign data; we have
A=4B and A+B=175
Then 4 B + B = 175 5 B = 175 B = 35
Now A = 4 ( 35 ) = 140
So, the top speed of A is =140 mph
And the top speed of B is =35 mph

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