SOLUTION: The bird capable of the fastest flying speed is the swift. A swift flying with the wind to a favorite feeding spot traveled 42 mi in 0.3. On returning, now against the wind, the sw

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Question 1179555: The bird capable of the fastest flying speed is the swift. A swift flying with the wind to a favorite feeding spot traveled 42 mi in 0.3. On returning, now against the wind, the swift was able to travel only 27 mi in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the swift in calm air, and what was the rate of the wind?
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