On each market day Mrs. Bassey walks to the market from her home at a steady speed. This journey normally takes her 2 hours to complete. She finds, however, that by increasing her usual speed by 1 km/hr she can save 20 minutes. Find her usual speed in km/hr

A.

1\(\frac{2}{3}\)

B.

2

C.

5

D.

6

E.

10

Correct answer is C

Let x rept. the usual speed = \(\frac{Distance}{Time}\)

= \(\frac{20}{1}\) x \(\frac{1}{2}\)

= 5