A man is watching two trains, one leaving and the other coming with equal speed of $4\,m/s$ . If they sound their whistles each of frequency $240\, Hz$ , the number of beats per sec heard by man will be equal to: (velocity of sound in air $= 320\, m/s$ )

  • A

    $12$

  • B

    $0$

  • C

    $3$

  • D

    $6$

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