A 100 kg mass is blown apart into a 60 kg piece and a 40 kg piece. After the blast, the two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 60 m/s. The velocity of the 60 kg mass is

A. 88 m/s.
B. 67 m/s.
C. 51 m/s.
D. 40 m/s.
E. 24 m/s.


E. 24 m/s.

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