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📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 8#️⃣ Question 10🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

A 30 kilogram astronaut in space is carrying a 20 kilogram object and traveling at 10 meters per second. She then throws the object in the direction of her motion. After the throw, the object moves at 5 meters per second relative to her body. What is the astronaut's new speed in meters per second?

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