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A pipe can fill a tank in $6$ hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in $12$ hours. When both the pipes are opened simultaneously in the empty tank, it will be full in :

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 5

A pump can fill a tank with water in

2

hours. Because of a leak in the tank, it takes

2 \frac{1}{3}

hours to fill the tank. The leak can empty the full tank in

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 6

A pipe can fill a tank in '

x

' hours and another pipe can empty it in '

y

' (

y > x

) hours. If both the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled?

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 7

Two pipes can fill a tank in

10

minutes and

30

minutes respectively and a third Two pipes can fill a tank in

10

minutes and

30

minutes respectively and a third pipe can empty the full tank in

20

minutes. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank will be filled in :

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 8

Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in

20

and

24

minutes respectively and a third pipe C can empty at the rate of

3

gallons per minute. If A, B and C opened together fill the tank in

15

minutes, the capacity (in gallons) of the tank is:

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 9

A tank is connected to two pipes. One of these pipes can fill the tank in

15

minutes A tank is connected to two pipes. One of these pipes can fill the tank in

15

minutes while the other can empty it in

10

minutes. If the tank is initially

\frac{3}{5} th

full and both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will it take to fill or empty the tank ?

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 10

A tank can be filled by pipes

A

and

B

12

minutes and

16

minutes respectively. When full, the tank can be emptied by a third pipe

C

8

minutes only. If the tank is empty and all the taps are turned on simultaneously, the tank will be full in :

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 11

Two pipes

A

and

B

can fill a cistern in

4

hours and

6

hours respectively. These pipes are opened alternately for

1

hour each, beginning with

A .

In what time will they fill the cistern?

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Arithmetic Subjective and Objective for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 16 - Pipes and Cistern>EXERCISE 16A>Q 12

Two pipes can fill a cistern in

15

hours and

12

hours respectively and a third pipe can empty the full tank in

4

hours. If these pipes are opened respectively at

8 A . M ., 9 A . M .

and

11 A . M .,

then at what time the tank shall be empty ?

A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in 12 hours. When both the pipes are opened simultaneously in the empty tank, it will be full in :

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A pipe can fill a tank in $6$ hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in $12$ hours. When both the pipes are opened simultaneously in the empty tank, it will be full in :