$A$ boy walks to his school at a distance of $6\, km$ with a constant speed of $2.5\, km/h$ and walks back with a constant speed of $4\, km/h$. His average speed for the round trip,expressed in $km/h$,is:

  • A
    $24/13$
  • B
    $40/13$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $1/2$

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