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A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak in the tank it was taking `2(1)/(3)`, hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water off the tank in :

A

8 hours

B

7 hours

C

`4 1/3` hours

D

14 hours

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