Quiz Discussion

Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in:

• 1]

  6 hours

• 2]

  hours

• 3]

  7 hours

• 4]

  hours

A tank with capacity T liters is empty. If water flows into the tank from pipe X at the rate of x liters per minute and water is pumped out by Y at the rate of y liters per minute and x > y, then how many minutes will the tank be filled?

• 1]

  (x - y) 60 T minutes

• 2]

  (T - x) minutes

• 3]

    minutes

• 4]

   minutes

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

• 1]

  10 min. 20 sec.

• 2]

  11 min. 45 sec.

• 3]

  12 min. 30 sec.

• 4]

  14 min. 40 sec.

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:

• 1]

  1 13/17 hours

• 2]

  2 8/11 hours

• 3]

  3 9/17 hours

• 4]

  4 1/2 hours

A vessel has three pipes connected to it , two to supply liquid and one to draw liquid. The first alone can fill the vessel in hours, the second in 3 hours and the third can empty it in hours. If all the pipes are opened simultaneously when the vessel is half full, how soon will it be emptied?

• 1]

  hours

• 2]

   hours

• 3]

  hours

• 4]

  None of these

A swimming pool is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the pool in the same time during which the pool is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the pool 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is?

• 1] 6 hours
• 2] 10 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 30 hours

A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

• 1] 20 hours
• 2] 25 hours
• 3] 35 hours
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

• 1] 10 min. 20 sec.
• 2] 11 min. 45 sec.
• 3] 12 min. 30 sec.
• 4] 14 min. 40 sec.

A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. There is also a waste pipe in the cistern. When all the pipes are opened, the empty cistern is full in 20 minutes. How long will the waste pipe take to empty the full cistern?

• 1]

  12 min

• 2]

  10 min

• 3]

  8 min

• 4]

  16 min

Three pipes P, Q and R can separately fill a cistern in 4, 8 and 12 hours respectively. Another pipe S can empty the completely filled cistern in 10 hours. Which of the following arrangements will fill the empty cistern in less time than others?

• 1] Q alone is open
• 2] P, R and S are open
• 3] P and S are open
• 4] P, Q and S are open