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Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are three friends with different productivity. Brahma working alone needs as much time as Vishnu and Mahesh working together, while Vishnu himself needs 8 hours more working alone than when he works with Mahesh. Brahma working alone needs 8 hours less than Vishnu needs working alone. In how much time Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh working together can complete the job?

A

4 hours

B

5 hours

C

6 hours

D

8 hours

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