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Three pipes, A, B and C, can fill a cistern in 12, 18 and 24 minutes, respectively.If all the pipes are opened together for 7 minutes, what will be the volumeof the water that over flows as the percentage of the total volume of the cistern?

A

`26(7)/18`

B

`23(1)/3`

C

`23(2)/3`

D

`26(5)/18`

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