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Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is `10` b. `\ 14` c. `12` d. `16`

A

10 hours

B

12 hours

C

14 hours

D

16 hours

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