document.write( "Question 815293: Runner 1 ran: 4/x
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\n" ); document.write( "runner 3 ran: (2x+2)/x^2\r
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\"1 and 2 combined\" translates into \"add runner 1's and runner 2's distances:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"much more did runner 3 run than runner 1 and 2 combined\" translates into \"subtract runner 3's distance minus ... runner 1 and 2 combined\":
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