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A pipe can empty a tank in 40 minutes. A second pipe with diameter twice as much as that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it . The two pipe together can empty the tank in: 

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    8 minutes
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    13 minutes
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    30 minutes
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    38 minutes
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Answer : 1. "8 minutes"

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"

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12 pumps working 6 hours a day can empty a completely filled reservoir in 15 days. How many such pumps working 9 hours a day will empty the same reservoir in 12 days?

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    15
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    9
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    10
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    12
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Answer : 3. "10"

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A tank is fitted with two taps. The first tap can fill the tank completely in 45 minutes and the second tap can empty the full tank in one hour. If both the taps are opened alternately for one minute, then in how many hours the empty tank will be filled completely?

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    2 hours 55 minutes
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    3 hours 40 minutes
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    4 hours 48 minutes
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    5 hours 53 minutes
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Answer : 4. "5 hours 53 minutes"

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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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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. ""

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One filling pipe P is three times faster than another filling pipe Q, if P can fill tank in 24 hours, then what is the time taken to completely fill the tank if both the pipes are opened together?

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    12 hours
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    18 hours
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    16 hours
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    14 hours
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "18 hours"

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