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A butler stole wine from a butt of sherry which contains 15% of spirit and he replaced what he had stolen by wine containing 6% of spirit.The butt was then 9% strong only.How much of the butt did he steal?

A

`2/3`

B

`1/3`

C

`2/5`

D

`3/5`

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