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An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 12 hours, whereas an outlet pipe can empty the same tank in 18 hours. Find the time taken by four such inlet pipes and three such outlet pipes to fill the tank completely if all the pipes are opened together.
Required time = (36/(12-6)) = 36/6 = 6 hrsMore Pipes and cisterns Questions
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