A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed of $3 \,m/s$. The other half of the distance is covered in two equal time intervals with speed of $4.5 \,m/s$ and $7.5 \,m/s$ respectively. The average speed of the particle during this motion is...... $\,m/s$

  • [IIT 1992]
  • A

    $4$

  • B

    $5$

  • C

    $5.5 $

  • D

    $4.8$

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