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A man saved Rs. 200 in each of the first three months of his service. In each of the subsequent months his saving increase by Rs. 40 more than the saving of immediately previous month . His total saving from the start of service will be Rs. 11,040 after

A

19 months

B

20 months

C

21 months

D

18 months

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