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If a particle of mass $5.0 \mathrm{kg}$ is moving east at $10 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$ and a particle of mass $15 \mathrm{kg}$ is moving west at $10 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s},$ what is the velocity of the CM of the pair?
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