SOLUTION: a bird of species A, when diving, can travel six times as fast as a bird of species B top speed. If the total speeds for these two birds is 266 miles per hour, find the fastest spe

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Question 792907: a bird of species A, when diving, can travel six times as fast as a bird of species B top speed. If the total speeds for these two birds is 266 miles per hour, find the fastest speed of the bird of species A and the fastest speed of the bird of species B.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x+x=266
7x=266
x=266/7
x=38mph B
6x=228mph A