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Malini can do a piece of work in 20 days, while Shalini can do it in 25 days. Shalini started the work and after 5 days Malini joined her.They together completed the remaining work. How ,many days did they take to complete the whole work?

A

`8(1)/(8)`

B

8

C

`8(8)/(9)`

D

`13(8)/(9)`

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D
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