Two trains move towards each other with the same speed. The speed of sound is $340 \; m/s$. If the pitch of the whistle of one train heard by an observer on the other train changes by a factor of $9/8$,then the speed of each train is ........... $m/s$.

  • A
    $20$
  • B
    $2$
  • C
    $200$
  • D
    $2000$

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