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document.write( "B is 7.5 meters ahead when A starts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A gains on B at 7.8-7.5 = 0.3 m/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5/0.3 = 25 seconds<BR>\n" );
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