Is the Momentum Calculation for the Circus Animals Accurate?

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The momentum calculation for the circus animals is accurate. The monkey and scooter have a combined mass of 32 kg and travel at a speed of 7.0 m/s, resulting in a momentum of 224 kg·m/s. In contrast, the chimpanzee on roller skates, with a total mass of 44 kg moving at 1.5 m/s, has a momentum of 66 kg·m/s. The ratio of the momentum of the monkey and scooter to that of the chimpanzee and skates is 3.40.

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At a circus animal training facility, a monkey rides a miniature motorscooter at a speed of 7.0 m/s. The monkey and scooter together have a mass of 32 kg. Meanwhile, a chimpanzee on roller skates with a total mass of 44 kg moves at a speed of 1.5 meters per second. The magnitude of the momentum of the monkey plus scooter is how many times the magnitude of the momentum of the chimpanzee plus skates?

Monkey/scooter=P=(32 kg)(7.0 m/s)=224

Chimp/rollers= (44kg)(1.5 m/s)= 66

=224/66=3.40
 
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Ion1776 said:
Monkey/scooter=P=(32 kg)(7.0 m/s)=224

Chimp/rollers= (44kg)(1.5 m/s)= 66

=224/66=3.40
Looks good to me.
 

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