$n$ balls each of weight $w$ when weighted in pairs the sum of the weights of all the possible pairs is $120$ when they are weighed in triplets the sum of the weights comes out to be $480$ for all possible triplets, then $n$ is

  • A

    $5$

  • B

    $10$

  • C

    $15$

  • D

    $20$

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