A bullet of mass $50 \mathrm{~g}$ is fired with a speed $100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ on a plywood and emerges with $40 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The percentage loss of kinetic energy is :

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  • A

    $32 \%$

  • B

    $44 \%$

  • C

    $16 \%$

  • D

    $84 \%$

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