SOLUTION: Bird A travels 6 times faster than bird B. Together they travel @224 mph. what's the speed of each bird? I think bird B is traveling at about 37.34 mph but I dont know how to get b

Question 322396: Bird A travels 6 times faster than bird B. Together they travel @224 mph. what's the speed of each bird? I think bird B is traveling at about 37.34 mph but I dont know how to get bird A.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the speed of the slower bird. Then

represents the speed of the faster bird. The sum is 224, so

Which, of course is a big load of buffalo excrement because:

Fastest Flying Bird
"The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is the fastest living creature, reaching speeds of at least 124 mph and possibly as much as 168 mph when swooping from great heights during territorial displays or while catching pry birds in midair."

http://www.victorialodging.com/recreation/birding/small-big-fast-slow

Tell your instructor that if they are going to make up a "real world" problem, make up one that actually models the real world. This one was just silliness because you could have illustrated the same principle by having one bird go 3 times faster than the other and the total be 128. (The answers to this one are left as an exercise for the student -- double extra credit if you don't use paper and pencil, just do it in your head).

John

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