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Systems of Equations · Hard problem

A plane flies 12001200 miles with the wind in 33 hours and returns the same 12001200 miles against the wind in 44 hours. Find the plane's speed in still air (pp) and the wind speed (ww). (With the wind =p+w=p+w, against =p−w=p-w.)