Question

a bird of species a when diving can travel five times as fast as a bird of species b top speed if the total speeds for these two birds is 216 miles per an hour find the fastest speed of the bird of species a and the fastest speed of the bird of species B

Answer 1

216 = x + y
y = 5x
216 = 6x
36 = x
y = 5(36)
y = 180
Species A can travel at a top speed of 180
Species B can travel at a top speed of 36

Answer 2

Speed of species A is 180 mph.

Speed of species B is 36 mph.

Explanation:

Let the speed of species B be x

So, the speed of species A is 5x

Together they have a speed of 216 mph

This gives
`x+5x=216`

=>
`6x=216`

x = 36 mph

So, speed of species B is 36 mph.

And speed of species A is
`5*36=180` mph.