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document.write( "Avg speed of the round trip = 2*24*40/(24+40) = 30 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 hr * 30 mi/hr = 120 miles RT<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A long commute.  He should find a different school.<BR>\n" );
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