Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer

Q:

There are three taps of diameter 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm, respectively. The ratio of the water flowing through them is equal to the ratio of the square of their diameters. The biggest tap can fill an empty tank alone in 81 min. If all the taps are opened simultaneously, then how long will the tank take (in min) to be filled?

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    $$34{20\over 29}$$
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    $$64{20\over 29}$$
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  • 3
    $$54{20\over 29}$$
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  • 4
    $$44{20\over 29}$$
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Answer : 4. "$$44{20\over 29}$$"

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Answer : 2. "30"

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A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 4 hours and 6 hours respectively. When full, the tank can be emptied by a third pipe C in 8 hours. If all the taps be turned on at the same time, the cistern will be full in 

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    $$ {2}{2\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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    $$ {3}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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    $$ {4}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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    $$ {2}{5\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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Answer : 2. "$$ {3}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$"

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A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?

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    4 hrs
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    4 hrs15 min
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    3 hrs 15 min
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    3 hrs 45 min
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Answer : 4. "3 hrs 45 min"

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Pipes  A and B are emptying pipes and can empty a tank in 6 hours and 16 hours, respectively. C is a filling a pipe. All the three pipes were opened together. They took 80 minutes to empty $$ {5\over 8}th$$ of the tank. Pipe C alone can fill the tank in:

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    36 hours
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    42 hours
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    48 hours
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    40 hours
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Answer : 3. "48 hours"

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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"

Q:

Four pipes P, Q, R and S can fill a cistern in 25, 20, 50 and 40 hours respectively. The pipe Q was opened at 7 pm, P at 9 pm, S at 10 pm and R at 11 pm. When will the cistern be full?

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    3 : 29 AM
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    2 : 47 AM
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    4 : 09 AM
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    5 : 02 AM
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Answer : 3. "4 : 09 AM"

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