Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 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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Answer : 4. "12 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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Answer : 3. "40"
Q: Water flows in to a tank 15 m.×10 m. through a rectangular pipe 2 m.×1.5 m. at 20 km./hr. In how much time will the water level in the tank rise by 3m.?
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Answer : 2. "27 seconds "
Q: If 20 taps can fill a tank in 14 hours, then how many times will 35 taps fill that tank?
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Answer : 1. "8 hour"
Q: A Cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously then after how much time will the cistern get filled?
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Answer : 2. "7.2 hrs"
Q: Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. The tank when full can be emptied by pipe C in x minutes. When all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank is full in 10 minutes. The value of x is:
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Answer : 3. "20"
Q: Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 3 hours and 5 hours. Then, if all three are open, the tank is filled in 30 hours. Find in how many hours a third pipe will empty the tank?
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Answer : 2. "2 hours"
Q: One-fourth of a tank holds135 litres of water. What part of the tank is full if contains 180 litres of water?
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650832b16e0e55b91dcd1a53- 1$$1\over 3$$true
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Answer : 1. "$$1\over 3$$"
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