Question

A canadian goose and a Great blue heron took off in opposite directions. The goose flew at 20 mph, and the heron flew at 10 mph. when they landed, they were 180 miles apart. Altogether, they flew for 14 hours. How long did each bird fly?

Answer 1

The Canadian goose flew for 4 hours and the Great blue heron flew for 10 hours

What is an equation?

An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more variables and numbers.

Let a represent the time flown by the goose and b represent the time flown by the heron. Hence:

a + b = 14    (1)

Also:

20a + 10b = 180   (2)

From equation 1 and 2:

a = 4, b = 10

The Canadian goose flew for 4 hours and the Great blue heron flew for 10 hours

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