SOLUTION: two birds fly in the same direction if one goes twice as fast as the other and it takes them 3 hours to be 57 miles apart find their speeds

Question 929021: two birds fly in the same direction if one goes twice as fast as the other and it takes them 3 hours to be 57 miles apart find their speeds
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = speed fast bird
y = speed slow bird
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s = d/t
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relative speed of birds:
x = 2y
x - y = 57/3
2y - y = 57/3
y = 57/3
x = 2*57/3
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answer:
x = speed fast bird = 38 mph
y = speed slow bird = 19 mph
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