SOLUTION: Captain Hook's parrot is 4 times as tall as Peter Pan's parrot. A parrot owned by another (pie symbol) -rate on the Jolly Roger is 5/8 the height of Hook's bird. The total height o

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Question 730885: Captain Hook's parrot is 4 times as tall as Peter Pan's parrot. A parrot owned by another (pie symbol) -rate on the Jolly Roger is 5/8 the height of Hook's bird. The total height of all these birds is 225 cm. If d represents the height of Peter's parrot, find d.
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P's bird = +d+
C.H.'s bird = +4d+
pi-rate's bird = +%285%2F8%29%2A4d+
+d+%2B+4d+%2B+%285%2F8%29%2A4d+=+225+ cm
+5d+%2B+%285%2F2%29%2Ad+=+225+
+%2815%2F2%29%2Ad+=+225+
+d+=+%282%2F15%29%2A225+
+d+=+30+
P's bird is 30 cm tall
check:
C.H.'s bird = +4%2A30+
C.H.'s bird = +120+ cm
pi-rate's bird = +%285%2F8%29%2A4%2A30+
pi-rate's bird = +75+
+30+%2B+120+%2B+75+=+225+
OK