The centre of mass of two masses $m$ and $m'$ moves by a distance $\frac{x}{5}$ when mass $m$ is moved by a distance $x$ and $m'$ is kept fixed. The ratio $\frac{m'}{m}$ is

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $4$
  • C
    $1/4$
  • D
    None of these

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