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A and B together can do a piece of work in 16 days. B and C together can do the same work in 32 days. C can complete the same work in 80 days. After A has worked for 4 days, B for 12 days, time taken by C to complete the remaining job is x days.
Tap A takes (x - 44) days to fill a tank. Tap B takes (x - 42) days to fill the tank. If both the taps were opened simultaneously, then by the time the tank was full, what fraction of the tank was filled by tap A?

A

`(2)/(5)`

B

`(2)/(3)`

C

`(1)/(5)`

D

`(3)/(5)`

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