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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 per minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is emptied in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank is litres.

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Important Questions on Pipes and Cisterns

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Magical Book on Quicker Maths>Chapter 24 - Pipes and Cisterns>Exercises>Q 16
A tank has two inlets: P and Q. P alone takes 6 hours and Q alone takes 8 hours to fill the empty tank completely when there is no leakage. A leakage was caused which would empty the full tank completely in 'X' hours when no inlet is open. Now, when only inlet P was opened, it took 15 hours to fill the empty tank completely. How much time will Q alone take to fill the empty tank completely? (in hours)