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Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?

A
1 hr
B
2 hrs
C
6 hrs
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D
8 hrs

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1 hr
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