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A vessel in the form of an open inverted cone is filled with water up to the brim. The height and radius of the top of the vessel are 14 cm and 3 cm, respectively. If lead shots of radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-sixth of the water flows out, then find the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel.

A)  168                             

B)  42

C)  84                               

D)  126

E)  None of these