A bird flies at a velocity of 10.00 m/s straight into the wind.  If it takes the bird 22 minutes to travel  6 km relative to earth,  what is the velocity of the wind? If the bird turns around  and flies with the wind how long will it take to return 6 km?

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A bird flies at a velocity of 10.00 m/s straight into the wind. 

If it takes the bird 22 minutes to travel  6 km relative to earth,  what is the velocity of the wind?

If the bird turns around  and flies with the wind how long will it take to return 6 km?

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