What is the momentum of a child and wagon if the total mass of the child and wagon is 22kg and velocity is 1.5m/s?

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The  momentum of a body of mass m kg traveling at a velocity v m/s is equal to M =m*v kg*m/s.

The total mass of the child and her wagon is 22 kg. Its velocity is 1.5 m/s. The momentum of the child and wagon is equal to 22*1.5 = 33 kg*m/s.

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