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Bowl 'P' initially holds 'a' liters of pure petrol. First, 25% of the petrol is removed and replaced with an equal amount of diesel. Subsequently, 40 liters of this mixture is removed, after which the remaining mixture contains 65 liters of diesel. Calculate the initial value of 'a'.

A 140

B 190

C 155

D 175

E none of these

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