document.write( "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. \n" ); document.write( "

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P's bird = $\"+d+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "C.H.'s bird = $\"+4d+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"pi\"$ -rate's bird = $\"+%285%2F8%29%2A4d+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+%2B+4d+%2B+%285%2F8%29%2A4d+=+225+\"$ cm
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5d+%2B+%285%2F2%29%2Ad+=+225+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%2815%2F2%29%2Ad+=+225+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+%282%2F15%29%2A225+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+30+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "P's bird is 30 cm tall
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "C.H.'s bird = $\"+4%2A30+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "C.H.'s bird = $\"+120+\"$ cm
\n" ); document.write( " $\"pi\"$ -rate's bird = $\"+%285%2F8%29%2A4%2A30+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"pi\"$ -rate's bird = $\"+75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+30+%2B+120+%2B+75+=+225+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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