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A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 litres a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is empty in 8 hours. Find the capacity of the tank.

A

a) 5760 litres

B

b) 96 litres

C

c) 10 litres

D

d) 24 litres

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