In a company, 144 files to be examined were distributed equally among all employees. After Bah\-ad\-\i{}r examined the number of files that fell to his share, he went on leave, and 4 employees did not examine any files because they left the job. The employees who were not on leave equally shared the files of these people who left the job and examined these files along with the files that initially fell to their shares. Given that Bah\-ad\-\i{}r examined half the number of files that a coworker examined, how many files did Bah\-ad\-\i{}r examine? A) 12 B) 16 C) 18 D) 24 E) 36
In a company, 144 files to be examined were distributed equally among all employees. After Bah\-ad\-\i{}r examined the number of files that fell to his share, he went on leave, and 4 employees did not examine any files because they left the job.
The employees who were not on leave equally shared the files of these people who left the job and examined these files along with the files that initially fell to their shares.
Given that Bah\-ad\-\i{}r examined half the number of files that a coworker examined, how many files did Bah\-ad\-\i{}r examine?\\
A) 12\\
B) 16\\
C) 18\\
D) 24\\
E) 36