Question
Two pipes M and N can fill a tank in 8 hours and 12
hours respectively. The pipes were opened together, but pipe N stopped working after sometime and the rest of the tank was filled by pipe M in 3 hours. After how many hours did pipe N stop working?Solution
Let pipe N stop working after x hours x/12 + (x+3)/8 = 1 x = 3 hours
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