Question

Pipe ‘A’ and pipe ‘B’, together can fill 32% of a tank in 8 hours while pipe ‘C’ takes 35 hours to empty it. Pipe ‘A’ and pipe ‘B’ were opened together. After 24 hours, pipe ‘C’ is also opened. Find the total time taken to fill the empty tank this way.

A 30 hours Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 27 hours 30 min Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 35 hours Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 25 hours Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E 15 hours Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Time taken by pipe ‘A’ and pipe ‘B’, together to fill the tank = 8/0.32 = 25 hours
Let the total capacity of tank = 175 units
Efficiency of pipe (A + B) = 175/25 = 7 units/hour
Efficiency of pipe ‘C’ = 175/35 = 5 units/hour
Tank filled by pipe (A + B) in 24 hours = 24 × 7 = 168 units
Time taken by all three pipes to fill the remaining tank = (175 – 168)/(7 – 5) = 3.5 hrs
Total time taken = 24 + 3.5 = 27 hours 30 min

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