SOLUTION: This is linear equations in one variable and problem solving.
A falcon,when diving, can travel five times as fast as apheasant's top speed. if the total speeds for these two birds
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Question 256190: This is linear equations in one variable and problem solving.
A falcon,when diving, can travel five times as fast as apheasant's top speed. if the total speeds for these two birds is 222 miles per hour, find the fastest speed of the falcon and the fastes speed of the pheasant.
I am unable to figure out how to write the problem out.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the pheasant's top speed. Then the falcon's top speed must be 
. The sum of these two speeds is 222, then:
Just solve for
John
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