Question: A 1 4 4 - g baseball moving 4 8 . 0 m / s strikes a stationary 5 . 2 5 - kg brick

A 144-g baseball moving 48.0 m/s strikes a stationary 5.25-kg brick resting on small rollers so it moves without significant friction. After hitting the brick, the baseball bounces straight back, and the brick moves forward at 2.10 m/s. What is the baseball's velocity after the collision?
Group of answer choices
-12.1 m/s
-48.0 m/s
-28.6 m/s
-18.3 m/s
-36.1 m/s

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