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Q:

A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?

 A) 3 hrs 15 min B) 3 hrs 45 min C) 4 hrs 15 min D) 4 hrs 1

Answer:   B) 3 hrs 45 min

Explanation:

Time taken by one tap to fill half of the tank = 3 hrs.

Part filled by the four taps in 1 hour =${\color{Black}&space;\left&space;(&space;4\times&space;\frac{1}{6}&space;\right&space;)=\frac{2}{3}}$

Remaining part =${\color{Black}&space;\left&space;(&space;1-&space;\frac{1}{2}&space;\right&space;)=\frac{1}{2}}$

${\color{Black}&space;\therefore&space;\frac{2}{3}:\frac{1}{2}&space;::1:x}$

${\color{Black}&space;\Rightarrow&space;x=\left&space;(&space;\frac{1}{2}&space;\times&space;1\times&space;\frac{3}{2}\right&space;)=\frac{3}{4}}$

So, total time taken = 3 hrs. 45 mins.

Q:

Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 60 min and 75 min respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are simultaneously opened, then the cistern is full in 50 min. In how much time, the third pipe alone can empty the cistern ?

 A) 85 min B) 95 min C) 105 min D) 100 min

Explanation:

Work done by the third pipe in 1 min = 1/50 - (1/60 + 1/75) = - 1/100.
[-ve sign means emptying]

The third pipe alone can empty the cistern in 100 min.

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Q:

A cistern has a leak which would empty the cistern in 20 minutes. A tap is turned on which admits 4 liters a minute into the cistern, and it is emptied in 24 minutes. How many liters does the cistern hold ?

 A) 360 lit B) 480 lit C) 320 lit D) 420 lit

Explanation:

1/k - 1/20 = -1/24

k = 120

120 x 4 = 480

Therefore, the capacity of the cistern is 480 liters.

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Q:

One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill tank in 36 min, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in ?

 A) 85 min B) 92 min C) 187 min D) 144 min

Explanation:

Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x min.

Then, faster pipe will fill it in x/3 min.

1/x + 3/x = 1/36

4/x = 1/36 => x = 144 min.

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Q:

Three taps I, J and K can fill a tank in 20,30and 40 minutes respectively. All the taps are opened simultaneously and after 5 minutes tap A was closed and then after 6 minutes tab B was closed .At the moment a leak developed which can empty the full tank in 70 minutes. What is the total time taken for the completely full ?

 A) 24.315 minutes B) 26.166 minutes C) 22.154 minutes D) 24 minutes

Explanation:

Upto first 5 minutes I, J and K will fill => 5[(1/20)+(1/30)+(1/40)] = 65/120
For next 6 minutes, J and K will fill => 6[(1/30)+(1/40)] = 42/120
So tank filled upto first 11 minutes = (65/120) + (42/120) = 107/120
So remaining tank = 13/120
Now at the moment filling with C and leakage @ 1/60 per minute= (1/40) - (1/70) = 3/280
So time taken to fill remaining 13/120 tank =(13/120) /(3/280) = 91/6 minutes

Hence total time taken to completely fill the tank = 5 + 6 + 91/6 = 26.16 minutes.

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Q:

Pipe K fills a tank in 30 minutes. Pipe L can fill the same tank 5 times as fast as pipe K. If both the pipes were kept open when the tank is empty, how much time will it take for the tank to overflow ?

 A) 3 minutes B) 2 minutes C) 4 minutes D) 5 minutes