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A blacksmith has a rectangular iron sheet 10 ft long. He has to cut out 7 circular discs from this sheet. What is the minimum possible width of the iron sheet if the radius of each disc is 1 ft?

A

`2sqrt3 ft`

B

`(2+sqrt3) ft`

C

`(3+sqrt2) ft`

D

`(2+2sqrt3) ft`

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