A cylinder of height 8 cm and radius 6 cm is melted and converted into 3 cones of the same radius and height that of cylinder. Determine the total curved surface area of cones.

A

180 $$\pi cm^{2}$$

B

60 $$\pi cm^{2}$$

C

144 $$\pi cm^{2}$$

D

120 $$\pi cm^{2}$$