In order to quadruple the resistance of a uniform wire, a part of its length was uniformly stretched till the final length of the entire wire was $1.5$ times the original length, the part of the wire was fraction equal to
  • A$1/8$
  • B$1/6$
  • C$1/10$
  • D$1/4$
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