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A butler stole wine from a butt of sherry which contained 40% of sherry which contained 40% of spirit and he replaced what he had stolen by wine containing only 16% spirit. The butt was the 24% strength only. How much of the butt did he steal?
(A) `frac(1)(4)` (B) `frac(1)(3)` (C) `frac(3)(2)` (D) `frac(2)(3)`

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