EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Earn 100

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 are opened together, it fill the tank in $15$ minutes. The capacity (in gallons) of the tank is

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Pipes and Cistern

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 9

Two taps can fill a tank in

20

minutes and

30

minutes, respectively. There is an outlet tap at exactly half level of that rectangular tank which can pump out

100 L

of water per minute. If the outlet tap is open, then it takes

24

minutes to fill an empty tank. What is the volume of the tank?

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 10

A cistern has three pipes A, Band C. The pipes A and B can fill it in

4

and

5

hours, respectively, and C can empty it in

2

hours. If the pipes are opened in order at

1, 2

and

3

pm, respectively, when will the cistern be empty?

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 11

A boy and a girl together fill a cistern with water. The boy pours

4 L

of water every

3

minutes and the girl pours

3 L

every

4

minutes. How much time will it take to fill

100 L

of water in the cistern?

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 12

Three pipes P, Q and R can fill a tank in

12, 15

and

20

hour, respectively. If pipe P is opened all the time and pipe Q and Rare opened alternately, the tank will be full in

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 13

A, B and C are three pipes connected to a tank. A and B together fill the tank in

6

hours, B and C in

10

hours and C and A in

7.5

hours. Then only A can fill the tank in

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 14

In a tank, there are three inlet pipes, P, Q and R, and one outlet pipe S. Pipe R fills the tank two times faster than pipe P and three times faster than pipe Q. Outlet S takes

10

minutes to empty the full tank. Time taken by inlet R to fill the empty tank is

\frac{2}{5}

th of time taken by S to empty the full tank. In what time will the inlets P and Q together fill the empty tank?

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 15

Two pipes can separately fill a tank in

10

hours and

15

hours, respectively. Both the pipes are opened to fill the tank but when the tank is

\frac{1}{4}

full a leak develops in which

\frac{1}{3}

of water supplied by both the pipes leak out. The total time taken to fill the tank is

EASY

CAT

IMPORTANT

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations>Chapter 17 - Pipes and Cistern>Practice Problems Level 2>Q 16

A, B and C are pipes attached to a cistern. A and B can fill it in

20

and

30

minutes, respectively, which C can empty it in

15

minutes. If A, Band C be kept open successively for

1

minute each, how soon will the cistern be filled?

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 are opened together, it fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity (in gallons) of the tank is

Important Questions on Pipes and Cistern

Learn and Prepare for any exam you want !

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 are opened together, it fill the tank in $15$ minutes. The capacity (in gallons) of the tank is