Using Only Five 5's and any mathematical operator make sum as 37

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Bobby and Wilbur decided to take their respective car out of the garage and race. None of them cheated and they both stood at the start time and decided to cover a distance in full throttle. The first to reach the mark was to be declared the winner.

Upon reaching the finishing mark, they found out that Bobby's car was 1.2 times faster than Wilbur's. Now, Wilbur had reached the mark about 1 minute and 30 seconds later than Bobby. Bobby's car reached the mark of 60 MPH on average.

Can you calculate the distance between the starting mark and the final mark with the help of the given data?

When you say goodbye, I am what you need to tie.
I come as a couple and go wherever you run.
Who am I?

What does Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day ?

Is the statement valid that it does not matter how much older a sibling is, eventually the younger one will be half as old as the older one?

Two batsman each on 94 runs. Seven runs needed to win in last 3 balls. Both make 100*. How?

Place a mathematical symbol between the numerals 5 and 9 in such a way that the resulting number is greater than 5 but smaller than 9.

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?