document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=498268>Question 498268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars begin to drive in the same direction at the same time, one traveling at 60 miles per hour and one at 48 miles per hour.  After 2 hours, how far apart are the cars? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "They separate at 12  mi/hr (60 - 48).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "More formally, the speed of one car wrt (with respect to) the other is 12 mi/hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*12 = 24 miles apart.<BR>\n" );
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