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Questions : A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely ?

(a) 3 hours 45 minutes

(b) 3 hours 15 minutes

(c) 4 hours

(d) 4 hours 15 minutes

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

A tap can fill the tank in 6 hours. In filling the tank to its half, time required = 3 hours.

Remaining part = $1/2$

Since, 1 tap takes 6 hours to fill the tank

Time taken by 4 taps take to fill $1/2$ of the tank

= $6/4 × 1/2 = 3/4$ hour

Total time = $3 + 3/4$

= $3{3}/4$ hours = 3 hours 45 minutes

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Question : 1

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is

a) 16

b) 14

c) 10

d) 12

Answer: (b)

A, B and C together fill the tank in 6 hours.

Part of the tank filled in 1 hour by (A + B + C) = $1/6$

Part of the tank filled in 2 hours by all three pipes

= $2/6 = 1/3$

Remaining empty part

= $1 - 1/3 = 2/3$

This $2/3$ part is filled by (A + B).

Time taken by (A + B) to fill the fully empty tank

= ${7 × 3}/2 = 21/2$ hours

Part of tank filled by C in 1 hour

= $1/6 - 2/21 = {7 - 4}/42 = 3/42 = 1/14$

∴ Required time = 14 hours.

Question : 2

A tank has a leak which would empty the completely filled tank in 10 hours. If the tank is full of water and a tap is opened which admits 4 litres of water per minute in the tank, the leak takes 15 hours to empty the tank. How many litres of water does the tank hold ?

a) 7200 L

b) 1200 L

c) 2400 L

d) 4500 L

Answer: (a)

Let the capacity of the tank = x litres

According to the question,

Quantity of water emptied by the leak in 1 hour = $x/10$ litres

Qunatity of water filled by the tap in 1 hour = 240 litres

According to the question,

$x/10 - x/15$ = 240

${3x - 2x}/30 = 240$

$x/30$ = 240

$x$ = 240 × 30 = 7200 litres

Question : 3

Two pipes, P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. Both are opened together, but at the end of 3 minutes, P is turned off. In how many more minutes will Q fill the cistern ?

a) 8$1/4$ minutes

b) 8 minutes

c) 7 minutes

d) 7$1/2$ minutes

Answer: (a)

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 3 minutes by pipes P and Q

= $3(1/12 + 1/15)$

= $3({5 + 4}/60) = {3 × 9}/60 = 9/20$

So, Remaining part

= 1– $9/20 = 11/20$

Time taken by Q

= $11/20 × 15 = 33/4 = 8{1}/4$ minutes

Question : 4

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B fill the tank in 8 hours. The time (in hours) in which the tank can be filled by pipe C alone is

a) 9

b) 8

c) 10

d) 12

Answer: (d)

Part of the tank filled by

(A + B + C) in 1 hour = $1/6$

Part of tank filled by these in 2 hours

= $2/6 = 1/3$

Remaining part = $1 - 1/3 = 2/3$

Time taken by A and B in filling

$2/3$ rd part = 8 hours

Time taken by A and B in filling the whole tank

= ${8 × 3}/2$ = 12 hours

Part of tank filled by C in an hour

= $1/6 - 1/12 = 1/12$

Hence, required time = 12 hours

Question : 5

An empty tank can be filled by pipe A in 4 hours and by pipe B in 6 hours. If the two pipes are opened for 1 hour each alternately with first opening pipe A, then the tank will be filled in

a) 5$1/2$ hours

b) 4$2/3$ hours

c) 1$3/4$ hours

d) 2$3/5$ hours

Answer: (b)

Part of the tank filled in first 2 hours

= $1/4 + 1/6 = {3 + 2}/12 = 5/12$ Part

Part of the tank filled in first 4 hours

= ${2 × 5}/12$ parts= $5/6$ parts

Remaining part = $1 - 5/6 = 1/6$

Now it is the turn of pipe A

Time taken to fill $1/4$ part = 1 hour

Time taken to fill $1/6$ part

= $1/6 × 4 = 2/3$ hour

Total time = 4 + $2/3 = 4{2}/3$ hours

Question : 6

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank with water in 30 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. The water pipe C can empty the tank in 36 minutes. First A and B are opened. After 12 minutes C is opened. Total time (in minutes) in which the tank will be filled up is :

a) 24

b) 36

c) 30

d) 12

Answer: (a)

Using Rule 1 and 2,

Part of tank filled by pipes A and B in 1 minute

= $1/30 + 1/45 = {3 + 2}/90 = 1/18$ part

Part of tank filled in 12 minutes

= $12/18 = 2/3$ part

Remaining part

= $1 - 2/3 = 1/3$ part

When pipe C is opened,

Part of tank filled by all three pipes

= $1/30 + 1/45 - 1/36$

= ${6 + 4 - 5}/180 = 5/180 = 1/36$

Time taken in filling $1/3$ part

= $1/3$ × 36 = 12 minutes

Total time = 12 + 12 = 24 miuntes

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