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Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 10 and 15 minutes respectively. A person opens both the pipes together when the cistern should have been was full he finds the waste pipe open. He then closes the waste pipe and in another 4 minutes the cistern was full. In what time can the waste pipe empty the cistern when fill?
A. 7 min
B. 8 min
C. 9 min
D. 10 min
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 liters per minute. When the tank is full in inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is empties in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank is?
A. 5260 liters
B. 5760 liters
C. 5846 liters
D. 6970 liters
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
Two pipes A and B can separately fill a tank in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. A third pipe C can drain off 45 liters of water per minute. If all the pipes are opened, the tank can be filled in 15 minutes. What is the capacity of the tank?
A. 480 liters
B. 540 liters
C. 600 liters
D. 675 liters
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in?
A. 16 hrs
B. 20 hrs
C. 40 hrs
D. 25 hrs
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. Both are opened together but after 3 minutes A is turned off. After how much more time will the cistern be filled?
A. 3 1/4 min
B. 5 1/4 min
C. 8 1/4 min
D. 9 1/4 min
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 4 and 5 hours respectively. If they are turned up alternately for one hour each, the time taken to fill the tank is?
A. 2 hrs 15 min
B. 4 hrs 24 min
C. 5 hrs
D. 3 hrs
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
A cistern is filled by a tap in 3 1/2 hours. Due to leak in the bottom of the cistern, it takes half an hour longer to fill the cistern. If the cistern is full how long will it take the leak to empty it?
A. 7 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 14 hours
D. 28 hours
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
Two taps can separately fill a cistern 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively and when the waste pipe is open, they can together fill it in 18 minutes. The waste pipe can empty the full cistern in?
A. 7 min
B. 13 min
C. 23 min
D. 9 min
Pipes and Cisterns · Easy · 3 weeks ago
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