Which has more momentum, a $8kg$ object moving at $4m/s$ or a $6kg$ object moving at $6m/s$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-28T13:11:32

$P_2 > P_1$

$"momentum for m=8 kg ; v=4 "m/s" "P_1=m*v=8*4=32$
$"momentum for m=6 kg ; v=6 "m/s" " P_2=m*v=6*6=36$
$P_2 > P_1$

Which has more momentum, a 8kg8kg object moving at 4m/s4m/s or a 6kg6kg object moving at 6m/s6m/s?