In a factory that makes wooden spindles, a lathe operator takes 45 minutes to do the finishing work on nine spindles. How many hours will it take him to finish 96 spindles at the same rate?

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In a factory that makes wooden spindles, a lathe operator takes 45 minutes to do the finishing work on nine spindles. How many hours will it take him to finish 96 spindles at the same rate?

Options

A8
B72
C100
D10

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C
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D
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