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A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed of 5 km/h. Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home with a speed of 7.5 km/h. The average speed of the man over the interval of time 0 to 40 min, is equal to

A

5 km/h

B

`(25)/(4)` km/h

C

`(30)/(4)` km/h

D

`(45)/(8)` km/h

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D
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