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The record for travelling 100m on a skateboard by a dog is 19.65 seconds. This was achieved by Jumpy in 2013. What was Jumpy's approximate average speed?

(A) 0.2 m/s0.2\text{ m/s} (B) 0.5 m/s0.5\text{ m/s} (C) 2 m/s2\text{ m/s} (D) 2.5 m/s2.5\text{ m/s} (E) 5 m/s5\text{ m/s}

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