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A student starting from his house walks at a speed `2(1)/(2)` km/hour and reaches his school 6 minutes late. Next day starting at the same time he increases his speed by 1 km/hour and reaches 6 minutes early . How far is the school from his house ?

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`1(3)/(4)` km;
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