2. | Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Answer: Option C Explanation:
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3. | A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2![]() |
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Answer: Option D Explanation:
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4. | Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37![]() |
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Answer: Option B Explanation:
Let B be turned off after x minutes. Then, Part filled by (A + B) in x min. + Part filled by A in (30 –x) min. = 1.
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5. | A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Answer: Option C Explanation:
Suppose, first pipe alone takes x hours to fill the tank . Then, second and third pipes will take (x -5) and (x – 9) hours respectively to fill the tank.
(x – 15)(x – 3) = 0
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