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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Last year, Australian Suzy Walsham won the annual women's race up the 1576 steps of the Empire State Building in New York for a record fifth time. Her winning time was 11 minutes 57 seconds. Approximately how many steps did she climb per minute?

(A) $13$ (B) $20$ (C) $80$ (D) $100$ (E) $130$

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