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In order to quadruple the resistance of a uniform wire, a part of its length was uniformly stretched till the final length of the entire wire was 1.5 times the original length, the part of the wire was fraction equal to

A

`1//8`

B

`1//6`

C

`1//10`

D

`1//4`

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