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document.write( "Since distance = rate*time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your distance = (x mph)*(4 hr) = 4x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Friend's dist : (y mph)*(4 hr) = 4y miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance apart = 4x + 4y = 4(x+y)miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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