\( 36 \% \) of the contents of a tin of sweets have been eaten. Today, 25\% of the remaining sweets will be eaten. The same number of sweets will be eaten on each of the following 2 days. What \% of its original contents will it then contain? A. 24 B. 25 C. 16 D. 9 E. 15
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