SOLUTION: Brent and Lance leave a park on bikes at constant rates in opposite directions. After 2.5 hours they are 85 miles apart. If Lance bikes 2mph faster than Brent, how fast is Lance

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Question 1069529: Brent and Lance leave a park on bikes at constant rates in opposite directions. After 2.5 hours they are 85 miles apart. If Lance bikes 2mph faster than Brent, how fast is Lance biking?
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