$A$ boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of $3 \, km/hr$ and returns at a speed of $2 \, km/hr$. If he takes $5 \, hours$ in total for the round trip,the distance between his house and school is (in $km$):

  • A
    $5$
  • B
    $5.5$
  • C
    $6$
  • D
    $6.5$

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