Quiz Discussion

A tap drips at a rate of one drop/second. 600 drops make 100 ml. The number of liters wasted in 300 days is -

• 1] 4320000 liters
• 2] 432000 liters
• 3] 43200 liters
• 4] 4320 liters

A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?

• 1] 15 minutes
• 2] 20 minutes
• 3] 27.5 minutes
• 4] 30 minutes

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

• 1] 36 liters
• 2] 42 liters
• 3] 40 liters
• 4] 38 liters

Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?

• 1] 1 hour
• 2] 2 hours
• 3] 6 hours
• 4] 8 hours

An outlet pipe can empty a cistern in 3 hours. In what time will empty 2/3 of the cistern?

• 1] 3 hours
• 2] 5 hours
• 3] 2 hours
• 4] 4 hours

A water tap fills a tub in 'p' hours and a sink at the bottom empties it in 'q' hours. If p < q and both tap and sink are opened the tank is filled in 'r' hours, then the relation between p, q, r :

• 1]

  1/r = 1/p +1/q

• 2]

  1/r = 1/p -1/q

• 3]

  r = p + q

• 4]

  r = p - q

Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:

• 1] 60 gallons
• 2] 100 gallons
• 3] 120 gallons
• 4] 180 gallons
• 5] None of these

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank with water in 30 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. The third 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 -

• 1] 12 minutes
• 2] 24 minutes
• 3] 30 minutes
• 4] 36 minutes

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long it will take to fill the tank ?

• 1]

  10 mins

• 2]

  12 mins

• 3]

  15 mins

• 4]

  20 mins

Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 hours and 16 hours respectively. A third pipe can empty the tank in 30 hours. If all three pipes are opened and functions simultaneously, how much time will the tank take to be full?( in hours )

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