
Two pipes M and N can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 24 minutes respectively. If they are opened in alternate minutes and pipe M is opened first, in how many minutes will the tank be full?
10 minutes
16 minutes
20 minutes
18 minutes
15 minutes

Important Questions on Ratio, Proportion and Variation


Pipe A in comparison to pipe B fills a tank in one fourth time. Pipe C in comparison to pipe A takes 3 times more time to fill the tank. If the three pipes are opened together, the tank is filled in 24 hours. If Pipe C is not opened, how much time will it take to fill the tank?

Of the three pipes, the first two can fill an empty tank in 10.8 and 21.6 hours respectively, while the third pipe can empty the tank in 18 hours. If the tank is empty and all the three pipes are opened together then in how many hours will tank fill?


Quantity : A pipe alone can fill a cistern in minutes. But due to leakage pipe filled only of the cistern in minutes. is the capacity of the cistern in litres and due to leakage litres were leaked out in hour.
Quantity : litres.


respectively. How long will it take to fill the tank if the pipe, A and B are left open?











Two pipes separately take hours and hours respectively to fill a tank. The third pipe takes hours to drain out the water from the tank. How much time will all the three pipes take to fill the completely empty tank?


