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Q.1.Pipe M and N running together can fill a cistern in 6 minutes. If M takes 5 minutes less than N to fill the cistern, then the time in which N alone can fill the cistern will be
Sol : Option A Thus, the pipe M can fill in 10 minutes, so N can fill in 10+5 =15 minutes. Q.2. A cistern normally takes 10 hours to be filled by a tap but because of one open outlet pipe, it takes 5 hours more. In how many hours will the outlet pipe will empty a full cistern?
Sol : Option C Therefore the leak will empty the full cistern in 30 hrs. Q.3. Two pipes can fill a tank in 12 and 20 hours respectively. The pipes are opened simultaneously and it is found that due to leakage in the bottom, 30 minutes extra are taken for the cistern to be filled up. If the cistern is full, in what time would the leak empty it?
Sol : Option A ∴ In 120 hrs, the leak would empty the cistern. Q.4.Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 36 and 48 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened together, after how many minutes should Q be turned off,so that the cistern be fill in 24 minutes?
Sol : Option B 1/3rd part in 16 minutes. Q.5.Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 16 hours respectively. Pipe B alone is kept open for 1/4 of time and both pipes are kept open for remaining time. In how many hours, the tank will be full?
Sol : Option C Q.6.Two taps M and N can separately fill a cistern in 30 and 20 minutes respectively. They started to fill a cistern together but tap A is turned off after few minutes and tap B fills the rest part of cistern in 5 minutes. After how many minutes was tap M turned-off?
Sol : Option A Q7.Three fill pipes A, B and C can fill separately a cistern in 12, 16 and 20 minutes respectively. A was opened first. After 2 minute, B was opened and after 2 minutes from the start of B, C was also opened. Find the time when the cistern will be full after opening of C?
Sol : Option A ⇒ x/12 + (x-2)/16 + (x-4)/20 = 1 ⇒ 47x - 78 = 240⇒ x = 162/47 = 321/47 min Q8.A cistern filled in 20 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
Sol : Option A Therefore 1/x + 3/x + 6/x= 1/20 ⇒ 10/x = 1/20 ⇒ x = 200hrs Q9.Three taps P,Q and R can fill a tank in 10,20 and 30hours respectively. If P is open all the time and Q and R are open for one hour each alternately, then the tank will be full in :
Sol : Option C Therefore, Total time taken to fill the tank = (6+1) hrs = 7 hrs Q10.A tank has a leak which would empty it in 10 hours,a tap is turned on which admits 4 litre a minute into the tank and now it emptied in 12 hours.The capacity of the tank is:
Sol : Option B Water filled in 60 hours =4*60*60=1440 litres
Two pipes P1 and P2 can separately fill a cistern in 30 and 20 minutes respectively and a waste pipe P3 can carry off 11 litres per minute. If all the pipes are opened when the cistern is full,it is emptied in 42 hours. How many litres does the cistern hold?
131.4 litre 132 litre 130 litre 135 litre
Explanation: Part filled by P1 in 1 minute =1/30 Suppose P3 can empty the cistern in x minutes. Then, Part emptied by P3 in 1 minute =1/x Net part emptied by all pipes together in 1 min =$\dfrac{1}{42×60}=\dfrac{1}{2520}$ $\dfrac{1}{x}−\dfrac{1}{30}−\dfrac{1}{20}=\dfrac{1}{2520}$ ⇒$\dfrac{1}{x}=\dfrac{211}{2520}$ ⇒x=$\dfrac{2520}{211}$ i.e., P3 alone can empty the cistern in $\dfrac{2520}{211}$ minutes. Capacity of the cistern =$\dfrac{2520}{211}$×11≈131.4 litre
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