Quiz Discussion

A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?

• 1] 15 minutes
• 2] 20 minutes
• 3] 27.5 minutes
• 4] 30 minutes

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours, 9 hours and 12 hours respectively. B and C are opened for half an hour, then A is also opened. The time taken by the three pipes together to fill the remaining part of the tank is -

• 1]

  3 hours

• 2]

  2 hours

• 3]

   hours

• 4]

  hours

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?

• 1] 3 hrs 15 min
• 2] 3 hrs 45 min
• 3] 4 hrs
• 4] 4 hrs 15 min

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-

• 1] 5 hours
• 2] 8 hours
• 3] 10 hours
• 4] 12 hours

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

• 1] 10 min. 20 sec.
• 2] 11 min. 45 sec.
• 3] 12 min. 30 sec.
• 4] 14 min. 40 sec.

A vessel has three pipes connected to it , two to supply liquid and one to draw liquid. The first alone can fill the vessel in hours, the second in 3 hours and the third can empty it in hours. If all the pipes are opened simultaneously when the vessel is half full, how soon will it be emptied?

• 1]

  hours

• 2]

   hours

• 3]

  hours

• 4]

  None of these

Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank 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 number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is:

• 1] 10
• 2] 12
• 3] 14
• 4] 16

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank with water in 30 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. The third pipe C can empty the tank in 36 minutes. First A and B are opened. After 12 minutes C is opened. Total time ( in minutes ) in which the tank will be filled up is -

• 1] 12 minutes
• 2] 24 minutes
• 3] 30 minutes
• 4] 36 minutes

An electric pump can fill a tank in 3 hours. Because of a leak in the tank, it  took 321​ hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water off the tank in

• 1]

  12 hours

• 2]

  10 1/2 hours

• 3]

  6 1/2 hours

• 4]

  21 hours

12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 13.5 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 9 litres?

• 1] 8
• 2] 15
• 3] 16
• 4] 18