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A cistern has a leak which would empty it in 8 hours. A tap is turned on, which admits 6 litres a minute into the cistern and it is now emptied in 12 hours. How many litres can the cistern hold?

A

7580 litres

B

7960 litres

C

8290 litres

D

8640 litres

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