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A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled then 3 more similar taps are opened. What will be total time taken to fill the tank completely.

  • 2 hours 30 mins
  • 2 hours 45 mins
  • 3 hours 30 mins
  • 3 hours 45 mins
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1. There are two pipes which are functioning simultaneouly to fill a tank in 12 hours, if one pipe fills the tank 10 hours faster than other then how many hours second pipe will take to fill the tank ?

  • 30 hours
  • 35 hours
  • 40 hours
  • 42 hours

2. A tank can be filled by a tap in 20 minutes and by another tap in 60 minutes. Both the taps are kept open for 10 minutes and then the first tap is shut off. After this, the tank will be completely filled in what time ?

  • 10 mins
  • 15 mins
  • 20 mins
  • 25 mins

3. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 litres a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is empty in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank (in litres) is

  • 5780 litres
  • 5770 litres
  • 5760 litres
  • 5750 litres

4. Taps A and B can fill a bucket in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If both are opened and A is closed after 3 minutes, how much further time would it take for B to fill the bucket?

  • 8 min 15 sec
  • 7 min 15 sec
  • 6 min 15 sec
  • 5 min 15 sec

5. Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled ?

  • 2.5 hours
  • 2 hours
  • 3.5 hours
  • 3 hours
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  • Lark 10 years ago

    Wow, this is in every repesct what I needed to know.