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Inlet pipes 'A' and 'B' can fill a tank in 24 minutes

Q: Answer-Inlet pipes 'A' and 'B' can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 40 minutes, respectively. Both the pipes a...

Let the capacity of the tank be 120 litres LCM of 24 and 40Efficiency of A 120 24 5 litresminuteEfficiency of B 120 40 3 litresminuteTime to fill half tank 0.5 120 5 3 60 8 7.5 minutesEffective rate after leak 34 5 3 6 litresminuteTime to fill remaining 0.5 120 6 60 6 10 minutes

and 40 minutes, respectively. Both the pipes are opened together to fill the tank. When the tank is filled up to half of its capacity, a leak develops through which (1/4)th of the water supplied by both pipes goes out. Find the total time (in minutes) taken to fill the tank now.

A 18.5

B 19

C 17.5

D 16.5

E None of these

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Inlet pipes 'A' and 'B' can fill a tank in 24 minutes

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