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On a one-way road, to demarcate 4 lanes, line segments of 3.5 m length are painted with gaps of 3.5 m along the length of the road. What is the total length of the painted lines (in m) over a 350 m stretch of the road?

  1. A.300
  2. B.400
  3. C.525✓ Correct
  4. D.700

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