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An airplane encountered a head wind during a flight between Joppetown and Jawsburgh which took 4 hours and 36 minutes. The return flight took 4 hours. If the distance from Joppetown to Jawsburgh is 1400 ​miles, find the airspeed of the plane​ (the speed of the plane in still​ air) and the speed of the​ wind, assuming both remain constant.
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Airspeed: 327.1739 mph

Wind speed: 22.8261 mph
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