Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer
8 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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611f7aa3b14e9c13a8ec0ccb- 14 hoursfalse
- 22 hourstrue
- 38 hoursfalse
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Answer : 2. "2 hours"
Q: 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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62c3f5e931b6d20155fc54ee- 112 hoursfalse
- 218 hourstrue
- 316 hoursfalse
- 414 hoursfalse
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Answer : 2. "18 hours"
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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613b17f8a0ff2d3b5e8f7657- 16.5 hrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "7.2 hrs"
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
- 2$$1\over 6$$false
- 3$$2\over 5$$false
- 4$$2\over 3$$false
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Answer : 1. "$$1\over 3$$"
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Q: A cistern has 3 pipes A, B and C. A and B can fill it in 3 and 4 hours respectively, and C can empty it in 1 hour. If the pipes are opened at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively on the same day, the cistern will be empty at-
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630359612876110d0951efd9- 17.12 p.m.true
- 27.15 p.m.false
- 37.10 p.m.false
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Answer : 1. "7.12 p.m."
Q: The pipe can fill a tank in 36 minutes and the another pipe can empty it in 45 minutes. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, the time (in hours) it takes to fill half the capacity of the tank is:
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5f1aa51c64a4af418928c859- 12false
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Answer : 2. "1.5"
Q: A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and an another can empty it in y hours. In how many hours will they together fill it. If y>x?
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60b60d12adafcb4fbcf369bf- 1$$ {xy\over y-x}{hrs}$$true
- 2$$ {y-x\over xy}{hrs}$$false
- 3$$ {2yx\over y-x}{\ hs}$$false
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Answer : 1. "$$ {xy\over y-x}{hrs}$$"
Q: Pipes A and B together can fill a tank in 16 hours, whereas pipe C alone can empty the full tank in 24 hours. A and B were opened together for 10 hours and then closed. Pipe C was then opened. The tank will now be emptied by C in:
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6051c40fa01bc44789a9abd2- 118 hoursfalse
- 214 hoursfalse
- 316 hoursfalse
- 415 hourstrue
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