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In a mixture of 144 litres (milk + water), the quantity of milk is 40% greater than that of water. After 2P litres of the mixture is removed, the quantity of water remaining in the mixture is reduced to (P + 5) litres. Determine P% of the initial quantity of water in the mixture.

A 18

B 21

C 24

D 15

E None of these

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