Abdul,while driving to school,computes the average speed for his trip to be $20 \, km \, h^{-1}$. On his return trip along the same route,there is less traffic and the average speed is $40 \, km \, h^{-1}$. What is the average speed (in $km \, h^{-1}$) for Abdul's trip?

  • A
    $20$
  • B
    $44$
  • C
    $26.67$
  • D
    $30$

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