
A tank of capacity litres has an inlet and an outlet tap. If both are opened simultaneously, the tank is filled in minutes. But if the outlet flow rate is doubled and taps opened the tank never gets filled up. Which of the following can be outlet flow rate in litres/min?


Important Questions on Time and Work
X takes 4 days to complete one-third of a job, Y takes days to complete one-sixth of the same work and Z takes days to complete half the job. If all of them work together for days and X and Z quit, how long will it take for Y to complete the remaining work done?

A completes of a certain job in 6 days. B can complete of the same job in 8 days and C can complete of the work in days. All of them work together for days and then A and C quit. How long will it take for B to complete the remaining work alone?

Three diggers dug a ditch of m deep in six days working simultaneously. During one shift, the third digger digs as many metres more than the second as the second digs more than the first. The third digger’s work in days is equal to the first digger’s work in days. How many metres does the first digger dig per shift?

A, B and C working together completed a job in days. However, C only worked for the first three days when of the job was done. Also, the work done by A in days is equal to the work done by B in days. How many days would be required by the fastest worker to complete the entire work?

A and B completed a work together in 5 days. Had A worked at twice the speed and B at half the speed, it would have taken them four days to complete the job. How much time would it take for A alone to do the work?

Two typists of varying skills can do a job in minutes if they work together. If the first typist typed alone for 4 minutes and then the second typist typed alone for minutes, they would be left with of the whole work. How many minutes would it take the slower typist to complete the typing job working alone?

Three cooks have to make idlis. They are known to make pieces every minute working together. The first cook began working alone and made pieces having worked for some time more than three minutes. The remaining part of the work was done by the second and the third cook working together. It took a total of minutes to complete the idlis. How many minutes would it take the first cook alone to cook idlis for a marriage party the next day?

