$A$ man (mass $= 50\, kg$) and his son (mass $= 20\, kg$) are standing on a frictionless surface facing each other. The man pushes his son so that he starts moving at a speed of $0.70\, ms^{-1}$ with respect to the man. The speed of the man with respect to the surface is ........ $ms^{-1}$

  • A
    $0.47$
  • B
    $0.28$
  • C
    $0.14$
  • D
    $0.20$

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