Two skaters push off each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of 32 kg and an acceleration of 0.5 m/s², what is the mass of the other skater if her acceleration is -1.2 m/s2?

Two skaters push off each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass of 32 kg and an acceleration of 0.5 m/s², what is the mass of the other skater if her acceleration is -1.2 m/s2?

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Two skaters push off each other in the middle of an ice rink. If one skater has a mass
of 32 kg and an acceleration of 0.5 m/s², what is the mass of the other skater if her
acceleration is -1.2 m/s2?

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