Quiz Discussion

A tank with capacity T liters is empty. If water flows into the tank from pipe X at the rate of x liters per minute and water is pumped out by Y at the rate of y liters per minute and x > y, then how many minutes will the tank be filled?

• 1]

  (x - y) 60 T minutes

• 2]

  (T - x) minutes

• 3]

    minutes

• 4]

   minutes

A pipe can fill a tank with water in 3 hours. Due to leakage in bottom, it takes hours to fill it. In what time the leak will empty the completely filled tank?

• 1]

  12 hours

• 2]

  21 hours

• 3]

  hours

• 4]

  hours

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in:

• 1]

  1 13/17 hours

• 2]

  2 8/11 hours

• 3]

  3 9/17 hours

• 4]

  4 1/2 hours

Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:

• 1] 60 gallons
• 2] 100 gallons
• 3] 120 gallons
• 4] 180 gallons
• 5] None of these

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.

One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in:

• 1] 81 minutes
• 2] 108 minutes
• 3] 144 minutes
• 4] 192 minutes

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

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]

  

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Having the same capacity 9 taps fill up a water tank in 20 minutes. How many taps of the same capacity are required to fill up the same water tank in 15 minutes ?

• 1] 10 taps
• 2] 12 taps
• 3] 15 taps
• 4] 18 taps

A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is:

• 1] 6 hours
• 2] 10 hours
• 3] 15 hours
• 4] 30 hours