Model 2  Filling tank by parts or fractions Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

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Questions : There are two pumps to fill a tank with water. First pump can fill the empty tank in 8 hours, while the second in 10 hours. If both the pumps are opened at the same time and kept open for 4 hours, the part of tank that will be filled up is :

(a) $2/5$

(b) $9/10$

(c) $1/54$

(d) $1/10$

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Using Rule 1
Two taps 'A' and 'B' can fill a tank in 'x' hours and 'y' hours respectively. If both the taps are opened together, then how much time it will take to fill the tank?Required time = $({xy}/{x + y})$ hrs

Part of the tank filled in an hour by both pumps

= $1/8 + 1/10 = {5 + 4}/40 = 9/40$

Part of the tank filled in 4 hours

= ${4 × 9}/40 = 9/10$

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Question : 1

Pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 10 and 12 hours respectively and C can empty it in 6 hours. If all the three are opened at 7 a.m., at what time will one-fourth of the tank be filled ?

a) 11 p.m.

b) 10 a.m.

c) 11 a.m.

d) 10 p.m.

Answer: (d)

Using Rule 2,
If x, y, z, ........... all taps are opened together then, the time required to fill/empty the tank will be:
$1/x ± 1/y ± 1/z ± ... = 1/T$
Where T, is the required time
Note: Positive result shows that the tank is filling and Negative result shows that the tank is getting empty.

Part of tank filled in 1 hour when all three pipes are opened

= $1/10 + 1/12 - 1/6= {6 + 5 - 10}/60 = 1/60$

The tank will be filled in 60 hours.

One fourth of the tank will be filled in 15 hours $[1/4 × 60]$

i.e. the tank will be filled at 10 p.m.

Question : 2

$3/4$ part of a tank is full of water. When 30 litres of water is taken out, the tank becomes empty. The capacity of the tank is

a) 40 litres

b) 36 litres

c) 38 litres

d) 42 litres

Answer: (a)

Let the capacity of the tank be x litres.

According to the question,

${3x}/4 = 30$

3x = 30 × 4

$x = {30 × 4}/3$ = 40 litres

Question : 3

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours, 9 hours and 12 hours respectively. B and C are opened for half an hour, then A is also opened. The time taken by the three pipes together to fill the remaining part of the tank is

a) 2$1/2$ hours

b) 3 hours

c) 3$1/2$ hours

d) 2 hours

Answer: (a)

Using Rule 1 and 2,

Part of the tank filled by B and C in half an hour

= $1/2(1/9 + 1/12)$

= $1/2({4 + 3}/36) = 7/72$

= Remaining part

= $1 - 7/72 = {72 - 7}/72 = 65/72$

Part of tank filled by three pipes in an hour

= $1/6 + 1/9 + 1/12$

= ${6 + 4 + 3}/36 = 13/36$

Time to fill remaining part

= $65/72 × 36/13 = 5/2 = 2{1}/2$ hours

Question : 4

If $3/5$ th of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, the time needed to fill the rest is

a) 36 sec

b) 40 sec

c) 24 sec

d) 30 sec

Answer: (b)

Time taken to fill the $3/5$ of the cistern = 60 seconds

Time taken in filling $2/5$ part

= ${60 × 5}/3 × 2/5$ = 40 seconds

Question : 5

20 buckets can fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 12 liters. If the capacity of each bucket is 10 liters, find the number of buckets required to fill the tank.

a) 30 buckets

b) 34 buckets

c) 24 buckets

d) 27 buckets

Answer: (c)

Capacity of each bucket = 12 liters

20 buckets can fill the tank. So, capacity of tank = 20 * 12= 240 liters

New capacity of bucket = 10 liters

So, 10 liters can be poured into the tank by one bucket

240 liters will be poured by $1/10$ x 240 = 24 buckets

Question : 6

Pipe A can fill the tank 3 times faster in comparison to pipe B. It takes 36 minutes for pipe A and B to fill the tank together. How much time will pipe B alone take to fill the tank?

a) 100 minutes

b) 124 minutes

c) 134 minutes

d) 144 minutes

e) 154 minutes

Answer: (d)

Let the time taken by pipe B be x minutes

So, the time taken by pipe A = x/3 minutes

Thus, 1/3 + 3/x = 1/36

⇒ 4/x = 1/36

⇒ x = 4×36

⇒ x = 144 minutes

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