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A cylindrical tube with ngligible thichness is placed into a rectangular box that is 3 inches by 4 inches by 8 inches, as shown in the accompanying diagram. If the tubes fits exactly into the box diagonally from the bottom left corner to the top right back corner, what is the best approximately of the number of inches in the length of the cube?

A

`3.9`

B

`5.5`

C

`7.8`

D

`9.4`

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