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An airplane flying into a headwind travels the 1800-mile flying distance between New York City and Albuquerque, New Mexico in 4 hours. On the return flight, the same distance is traveled in 3 hours and 36 minutes. Find the airspeed of the plane and the speed of the wind, assuming that both remain constant.

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speed of the airplane is 520 miles per hour and the speed of the wind is 20 miles per hour.

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