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Are these collisions equivalent?

Similar to the question if two cars with a velocity of 50 mph each colliding is the same as one car colliding with wall at 100 mph, I was wondering if the same amount of energy is produced when hitting a stationary object at 50 mph as hitting an object that's moving away from you at 20 mph with your velocity being 70 mph?