Question: A grocery shopper tosses a ( n ) 8 . 7 kg bag of rice into a stationary 1 7 . 4 kg grocery cart.

A grocery shopper tosses a(n)8.7 kg bag of rice into a stationary 17.4 kg grocery cart. The bag hits the cart with a horizontal speed of 5.5 m/s toward the front of the cart.
What is the final speed of the cart and bag? Answer in units of m/s.

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