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In a garrison, there was some pilferage of ration everyday. If the pilferage was 12 kg a day, the ration would have lasted for 75 days. If the pilferage was restricted to 8 kg per day, the ration would have lasted for 90 days. For how many days would the ration have lasted, if there was no pilferage? (a) 105      (b) 120     (c) 150     (d) 180

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