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A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr . If he takes 5 hours in going and coming , he distance between his house and school is :


Options:
A .  5 km
B .  5.5 km
C .  6 km
D .  6.5 km.
Answer: Option C

Average speed = `((2 xx 3 xx 2)/(3 + 2))` km/hr = `12/5` km/hr

Distance travelled = `(12/5 xx 5)`m =  12 km.

`:.`     Distance between house and school  = `(12/2)` km = 6 m.



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