Quiz Discussion

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

A water tank can be filled by a tap in 30 minutes and another tap can fill it in 60 minutes. If both taps are kept open for 5 minutes and then the first tap is closed, how long will it take foe the tank to be filled ?

• 1] 20 minutes
• 2] 25 minutes
• 3] 30 minutes
• 4] 45 minutes

A water tank is two-fifth full.Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes.If both the pipes are open,how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely?

• 1]

  6 min to empty

• 2]

  6 min to fill

• 3]

  9 min to empty

• 4]

  9 min to fill

A water tap fills a tub in 'p' hours and a sink at the bottom empties it in 'q' hours. If p < q and both tap and sink are opened the tank is filled in 'r' hours, then the relation between p, q, r :

• 1]

  1/r = 1/p +1/q

• 2]

  1/r = 1/p -1/q

• 3]

  r = p + q

• 4]

  r = p - q

A tap can completely fill a water tank in 8 hours. The water tank has a hole in it through which the water leaks out. The leakage will cause the full water tank to get empty in 12 hours. How much time will it take for the tap the the tank completely with the hole?

• 1] 16 hours
• 2] 18 hours
• 3] 24 hours
• 4] None of these

Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12,15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in.

• 1]

  6 hours

• 2]

  6 2/3 hours

• 3]

  7 hours

• 4]

  7 1/2 hours

A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 (1/3) hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

• 1]

  4 1/3 hours

• 2]

  7 hours

• 3]

  8 hours

• 4]

  14 hours

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 from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P, Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of the solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes?

• 1]

  5/11

• 2]

  6/11

• 3]

  7/11

• 4]

  8/11

Two pipe A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a third pipe C can empty at the rate of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and C are open together to fill the tank in 15 minutes, find the capacity of tank?

• 1] 180 gallons
• 2] 150 gallons
• 3] 120 gallons
• 4] 60 gallons