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Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?

Course Name: Quantitative Aptitude

  • 1] 1 hour
  • 2] 2 hours
  • 3] 6 hours
  • 4] 8 hours
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1
Discuss

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]

    hours

  • 3]

    7 hours

  • 4]

    hours

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2
Discuss

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
Solution
3
Discuss

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

Solution
4
Discuss

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
Solution
5
Discuss

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
Solution
6
Discuss

An outlet pipe can empty a cistern in 3 hours. In what time will empty 2/3 of the cistern?

 

  • 1] 3 hours
  • 2] 5 hours
  • 3] 2 hours
  • 4] 4 hours
Solution
7
Discuss

Three taps A, B, C can fill an overhead tank in 4, 6 and 12 hours respectively. How long would the three taps take to fill the tank if all of them are opened together ?

  • 1] 2 hours
  • 2] 4 hours
  • 3] 3 hours
  • 4] 5 hours
Solution
8
Discuss

Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and pipe B can fill it 6 hours. If they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first then in how many hours, the tank shall be full ?

  • 1]

    hours

  • 2]

    hours

  • 3]

    hours

  • 4]

    hours

Solution
9
Discuss

A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another can empty it in y hours. In how many hours they together fill it in ( y > x) ?

  • 1]

    (x - y) hours

  • 2]

    (y - x) hours

  • 3]

     hours

  • 4]

    hours

Solution
10
Discuss

Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37 1/2 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened. The cistern will be filled in just half an hour, if the B is turned off after:

  • 1]

    5 min.

  • 2]

    9 min.

  • 3]

    10 min.

  • 4]

    15 min.

Solution
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