$A$ musician on a moving vehicle plays a tone at $880 \ Hz$. When the vehicle is approaching a listener,the listener receives it as an $888 \ Hz$ tone. What is the speed of the vehicle (in $m \ s^{-1}$)? (Assume the velocity of sound is $333 \ m \ s^{-1}$)

  • A
    $6$
  • B
    $5$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $1$

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