Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A tap can fill a Tank in 16 hours. Due to a hole in its base it I filled in 24 hours, If tank is full then in how many hours it will be empty through the hole.

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    40
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    36
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    45
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    48
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Answer : 4. "48"

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Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Pipe B can fill the same tank in 10 hours – pipe A, B, C together can fill the same tank in 12 hours. In how many hours pipe C can fill the tank alone?

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    hours
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    4 hours
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    15 hours
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    Not possible
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Answer : 4. "Not possible"

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Three pipes A , B and C takes 15, 24 and 36 minutes respectively to fill a tank. Pipe D can empty it in 1 hour. If all the four pipes are kept open then find the time taken to fill the tank. 

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Answer : 1. ""

Q:

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The time taken by C alone to fill the cistern is_

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    10 hours
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    12 hours
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    14 hours
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    16 hours
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Answer : 3. "14 hours"

Q:

Tank is normally filled in 8 hours but takes 2 hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, in how many hours will the leak empty it? 

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    45
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    50
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    40
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    35
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Answer : 3. "40"

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Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 43.2 minutes and 108 minutes, respectively. Pipe C can empty it at 3 litres/minute. When all the three pipes are opened together, they fill the tank in 54 minutes. The capacity (in litres) of the tank is:

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    200
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    160
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    180
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    216
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Answer : 4. "216"

Q:

Two pipe can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively and a waste pipe can empty it in 2 hours. If all  the three pipes are kept open, then the cistern will be filled in

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    5 hours
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    8 hours
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    10 hours
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    12 hours
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Answer : 4. "12 hours"

Q:

Two pipes, D and E, can fill a cistern in 26 and 78 hours, respectively, while working alone. If the two pipes are opened together, the time taken to fill the cistern is:

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Answer : 2. ""

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