Popeye,of Mass 70 Kg,has Just Downed a Can of Spinach

question 14

Multiple Choice

Popeye,of mass 70 kg,has just downed a can of spinach.He accelerates quickly and stops Bluto,of mass 700 kg (Bluto is very dense) ,who is charging in at 5.0 m/s.What was Popeye's remarkable speed?

• A) 10 m/s
• B) 31 m/s
• C) 50 m/s
• D) 100 m/s

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Inductive Reasoning

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