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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 12 km/h.
Average Speed = 2 × Distance1 × Distance2 / Distance1 + Distance2
D = 20 km
Time taken to go = D / 20 = 1 hour
Time returning = D / v
Total Time = 1 + D / v = 1 + 20 / v
⇒ 15 = (40) / (1 + 20 / v)
⇒ 15 (1 + 20 / v )= 40
⇒ 15 + 300 / v= 40
⇒ 300 / v = 25
⇒ 300 = 25v
v = 12 km/h