How to Approach a Conservation of Linear Momentum Problem?

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Homework Statement


a 50kg man is standing at one end of a 25m long boat.if he starts running towards the other end,he attains a velocity of 2m/s on reaching the other end.if the mass of the boat is 200kg,what is the velocity of the boat?{can someone give me a hint as to how to approach such kind of problems}

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Start by writing an equation involving the momentum of the man and of the boat before and after he runs the 25m distance.
 
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