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A top can fill a cistern in 8 hours and another can empty it in 16 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously the time (in hours) to fill the tank is
A 8
B 10
C 16
D 24
Correct Answer: 16
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours. C is closed A and B can fill the remaining par in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is?
A 10
B 12
C 14
D 16
Correct Answer: 14
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37 1/2 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened. The cistern will be filled in just half an hour, if the pipe B is turned off after?
A 5 min
B 9 min
C 10 min
D 15 min
Correct Answer: 9 min
Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is?
A 60 gallons
B 100 gallons
C 120 gallons
D 180 gallons
Correct Answer: 120 gallons
Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full is_______?
A 6 hrs
B 6 2/3 hrs
C 7 hrs
D 7 1/2 hrs
Correct Answer: 7 hrs
A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?
A 15 min
B 20 min
C 27.5 min
D 30 min
Correct Answer: 30 min
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 min and 20 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 min, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?
A 10 min 20 sec
B 11 min 45 sec
C 12 min 30 sec
D 14 min 40 sec
Correct Answer: 14 min 40 sec
A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is?
A 6 hrs
B 10 hrs
C 15 hrs
D 30 hrs
Correct Answer: 15 hrs
A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
A 20 hrs
B 25 hrs
C 35 hrs
D Cannot be determined
Correct Answer: 35 hrs
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 81 min
B 108 min
C 144 min
D 192 min
Correct Answer: 144 min