How much kinetic energy is lost in the collision

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A railroad car of mass 2.70 multiplied by 10⁴ kg moving at 4.00 m/s collides and couples with two coupledrailroad cars, each of the same mass as the single car and movingin the same direction at 1.20 m/s.

How much Kinetic energy is lost in the collision?

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