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A pump can be operated both for filling a tank and for emptying it. The capacity of tank is 2400 `m^3`. The emptying capacity of the pump is 10 `m^3` per minute higher than its filling capacity. Consequently, the pump needs 8 minutes less to empty the tank to fill it. Find the filling capacity of pump.

A

50 `m^3`/min

B

60 `m^3`/min

C

58`m^3`/min

D

None of these

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