Pipes and Cistern

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Pipes and Cistern: Overview

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Important Questions on Pipes and Cistern

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A swimming pool has 3 drain pipes. The first two pipes A and B, operating simultaneously, that of taken by C alone. Pipe A, working alone, takes half the time taken by pipe B. Together they take 6 hrs 40 minutes to empty the pool. Time taken by pipe A to empty the pool, in hours, is

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Ajit is ranked seventh from the top and twenty fifth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in that class?

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Taps A and C can fill a tank in 5 and 20 hrs respectively. Taps B and D can drain a full tank in 10 and 40 hrs. respectively. If A, B, C and D are opened in a gap of 2 hrs. in that order the tank gets full in______.

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It takes 10 minutes for pipe A to fill the tank completely and it takes 40 minutes for pipe B to fill the tank completely. If both the inlets are opened together, then how much time will be taken to fill the tank completely

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It takes 20 minutes for pipe A to fill the tank completely and it takes 30 minutes for pipe B to fill the tank completely. If both the inlets are opened together, then how much time will be taken to fill the tank completely

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Tap P can fill a cistern in 6 hours and Tab Q can empty the full cistern in 10 hours. If both pipes P and Q are kept open simultaneously, then in how many hours will the empty cistern be completely full?

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Nine red pipes and twelve blue pipes provide water to a swimming pool. A red pipe can fill the pool in 36 hours whereas a blue pipe can fill it in 48 hours. There was some problem with the water supply and some of the pipes did not supply water at all. As a result it took 50% more time to fill the swimming pool. What could be the number of pipes that stopped working?

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Pipe A can fill a tank in 36 minutes and Pipe B can empty the tank in 45 minutes. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, then find the time (in hours) to fill the tank to half its capacity.

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Nine red pipes and twelve blue pipes provide water to a swimming pool. A red pipe can fill the pool in 36 hours whereas a blue pipe can fill it in 48 hours. There was some problem with the water supply and some of the pipes did not supply water at all. As a result it took 50% more time to fill the swimming pool. What could be the number of pipes that stopped working?

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Pipes A and B attached to a water tank can fill it in 'n' and n+6 hours respectively. Another pipe, C attached to the same tank can empty the completely filled tank in n-3 hours. If all three of them can completely fill the empty tank in '3 n' hours, then find the time taken by Pipe C alone to empty the completely filled tank.

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A tank can be filled by one inlet pipe in 6 hrs and by another in 8 hrs. How long will it take to fill if both pipes are opened simultaneously?

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Two pipes A and B, Pipe A can fill the tank in 250 min, it is operational for 50 min, Pipe B is also opened along with pipe B and fill the remaining tank in 150 min. Find the time taken by pipe B alone to fill the tank.

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Pipe A can fill a tank in 36 minutes and Pipe B can empty the tank in 45 minutes. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, then find the time (in hours) to fill the tank to half its capacity.

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A pipe can fill a tank in 56 hours, but it takes 16 hours more due to a leak in its bottam.In how much time ( in hours) can the leak alone empty 8313% of the tank?

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An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 2 hours and an outlet pipe can empty the full tank in 3 hours.In what time will the empty tank get filled,if the inlet and th outlet pipes are opened together?

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Pipe A can completely fill an empty tank in 11 hours. Pipe B can empty the same completely filled tank in 15 hours. If they are opened together, in how much time the empty tank will get filled?

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Pipe P can fill a tank alone in 7 hours. Pipe Q can fill the same tank alone in 13 hours. In how much time can they together fill the tank?

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Pipe D1 can fill an empty tank in 80 min and Pipe D2 can empty the same tank in 100 min. If pipes are opened simultaneously, then in how much time the tank gets completely filled?

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Pipes AB and C can fill a tank in 15, 30 and 40 hours, respectively. Pipes A, B and C are opened at 6 A.M., 8 A.M., and 10 A.M., respectively, on the same day. When will the tank be full?

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Pipe A and B can empty a full tank in 18 hours and 24 hours, respectively. Pipe C alone can fill the tank in 36 hours. If the tank is 56 full and all the three pipes are opened together, then in how many hours will the tank be emptied?