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document.write( "In 1/4 hour, the fugitive is 20 miles away (80 mi/hr * 0.25 hr)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cops' speed wrt the fugitive is 10 mi/hr (90 - 80)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 mi/10 mi/hr = 2 hours<BR>\n" );
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