Bank robbers leave the bank with the bounty. The cops get alerted right away, but it takes them 5 minutes before they start in hot pursuit. The police station is 10 miles down the road from the bank in the direction opposite to that in which the robbers are heading. If the robbers travel at 97 mph how fast must the cops go to catch them before they reach the state line 55 miles away? Round your answer to nearest mile per hour.

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Bank robbers leave the bank with the bounty. The cops get alerted right away, but it takes them 5 minutes before they start in hot pursuit. The police station is 10 miles down the road from the bank in the direction opposite to that in which the robbers are heading. If the robbers travel at 97 mph how fast must the cops go to catch them before they reach the state line 55 miles away? Round your answer to nearest mile per hour.

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