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📅 NSB Round Robin 2018🎓 HS🔄 Round 16#️⃣ Question 8❓ Toss-Up✍️ Short Answer

An astronaut, who is 60 kilograms and initially at rest, is approached by a crate of supplies that is moving at 4 meters per second. When the crate is close, the astronaut pushes against it, accelerating him to 2 meters per second and slowing the crate down to 2.5 meters per second. What is the mass, in kilograms, of the crate?

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