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document.write( "If it's \"1 hour away\" at 45 mph, then it's 45 miles away.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The taxi starts when the truck is 1/2 hour from the airport, and at 50 mph travels 25 miles in 1/2 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45-25 = 20 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The truck is 20 miles from the airport when the taxi arrives.<BR>\n" );
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