A man whose bowling average is $12.4,$ takes $5$ wickets for $26$ runs and, thereby, decreases his average by $0.4$ The number of wickets, taken by him, before his last match is

  • A

    $85$

  • B

    $78$

  • C

    $72$

  • D

    $64$

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