SOLUTION: The top running speed of a cheetah is double the top running speed of a jackal. The top running speed of an elk is 11 miles per hour faster than that of a jackal. If each of the

Question 1153380:
The top running speed of a cheetah is double the top running speed of a jackal. The top running speed of an elk is 11 miles per hour faster than that of a jackal. If each of these three animals could run at top speed for an hour (which, of course, is not possible), they could run a combined distance of 151

miles. What is the top running speed of each of these three animals?
The jackal can run at how many miles per hour?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

CHEETAH          2j
JACKEL            j
ELK               j+11

One hour, total distance of the three, 151 miles.

----------jackel speed
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