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Lalon'S Bank Written Math:: Pipe and Cisterns Math Problems Part 1

This document contains 9 math word problems involving pipes filling or emptying tanks of various capacities over time. The problems are solved step-by-step showing the calculations to determine things like: the time it would take individual pipes or combinations of pipes to fill portions of a tank, the ratios of substances in a fully filled tank, or the initial filling level of a tank based on the time it takes combined pipes to empty it.

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Lalon'S Bank Written Math:: Pipe and Cisterns Math Problems Part 1

This document contains 9 math word problems involving pipes filling or emptying tanks of various capacities over time. The problems are solved step-by-step showing the calculations to determine things like: the time it would take individual pipes or combinations of pipes to fill portions of a tank, the ratios of substances in a fully filled tank, or the initial filling level of a tank based on the time it takes combined pipes to empty it.

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LALON’S BANK WRITTEN MATH:


Pipe and Cisterns math problems…part 1
1. A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating
simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third
pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours
slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is:

Solution:

Suppose, first pipe alone takes x hours to fill the tank.


Then, second and third pipes will take (x -5) and (x - 9) hours respectively to fill the tank.
1 1 1
x + (x - = (x - 9)
5)
x - 5
+ x = 1
x(x - 5) (x - 9)
 (2x - 5)(x - 9) = x(x - 5)
 x2 - 18x + 45 = 0
(x - 15)(x - 3) = 0
 x = 15.    [neglecting x = 3]
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2. A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes
respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is
used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?

Solution:

Part filled by (A + B) in 1 minute 1 1 1


+ = .
= 60 40 24
Suppose the tank is filled in x minutes.
Then x 1 1
+ =1
, 2 24 40
x 1
x =1
2 15
 x = 30 min.
3. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2
hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of
hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is:

Solution:

Part filled in 2 hours 2 1


=
= 6 3
Remaining part 1 1 2
= .
= - 3 3
2
 (A + B)'s 7 hour's work =
3
(A + B)'s 1 hour's work 2
= 21
 C's 1 hour's work = { (A + B + C)'s 1 hour's work } - { (A + B)'s 1 hour's work }

1 2 1
   = - =
6 21 14

 C alone can fill the tank in 14 hours.


4. A Tank is filled with the mixture of Milk and Water in the ratio of 3:2 up to
2/5 of its capacity. The tank has two inlet pipes i.e., Milk and Water inlets.
Milk and Water pipe can fill an empty tank in 12 and 18 hours respectively.
Now both pipes are opened simultaneously and closed after the Tank is
completely filled, then what is the ratio of Milk and Water in the full Tank
if it can accommodate 250Litre?

Solution:
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The initial amount of milk and water is:
The amount in the tank before is:
2/5 × 250 = 100 litres
The amount of water is:
2/5 × 100 = 40 litres
The amount of milk is :
100 - 40 = 60 litres
The remaining amount is:
250 - 100 = 150 litres
In 1 hr :
Water = 1/18 of 250 = 125/9
Milk = 1/12 of 250 = 125/6
In 1hr the total amount of milk and water is:
125/9 + 125/6 = (250 + 375) / 18 = 625/18 litres
To fill 150 litres it will take:
150 × 18/625 = 108/25 hrs
In 1 hr the amount of milk is = 125/6
How much water will be there in 108/25 hrs will.
108/25 × 125/6 = 5 × 18 = 90 litres
The amount of water is: 150 - 90 = 60litres
The total amount of %
Water = 60 + 40 = 100
Milk = 90 + 60 = 150
Milk : water = 150 : 100
=3:2
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5. An Inlet pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours and an Outlet pipe can empty 4/7 of
the same Tank in 4 hours. In the first hour only Inlet pipe is opened and in
the second hour, only outlet pipe is opened. They have opened alternately
every hour until the Tank is filled. Then in how many hours does the Tank
gets filled?

Solution:
2 hours work = 1/5-1/7 = 2/35
34 hours work = 34/35
remaining work = 1/35
Now its inlet pipe turn = 1/35*5 = 1/7
= 34 hours + 60/7 min
6. A Tank is already filled up to X% of its capacity. An Inlet pipe can fill Full
Tank in 30 minutes and an Outlet pipe can empty Full Tank in 20 Minutes.
Now both pipes are opened then the Tank is emptied in 24 Minutes. Then
initially up to what % of its capacity is Tank filled?

Solution:
1/30 – 1/20 = -1/60
Full Tank can be emptied 60 Minutes
In 24 minutes 40% of Tank can be emptied.
7. Two Inlet Pipes A and B together can fill a Tank in ‘X’ minutes. If A and B
take 81 minutes and 49 minutes more than ‘X’ minutes respectively, to fill
the Tank. Then They can fill the 5/7 of that Tank in how many minutes?

Solution:
Time taken by two pipes to fill full Tank is = √ab min = 63 min
5/7 Tank = 63*5/7 = 45 min
8. Pipe A can fill a Tank in 18 Hours, Pipe B can empty a Tank in 12 Hours, Pipe
C can fill Tank in 6 Hours. The Tank is already filled up to 1/6 of its capacity.
Now Pipe A is opened in the First Hour alone, Pipe B is opened in the
Second Hour alone and Pipe C is opened in the Third Hour alone. This cycle
is repeated until the Tank gets filled. Then in How many Hours does the
rest of Tank gets filled?

Solution:
In First Hour Tank filled = 1/6+1/18
Second Hour = 1/6+1/18-1/12
Third Hour = 1/6+1/18-1/12+1/6 = 11/36 is filled
25/36 is left
From then 3 hours work = 1/18-1/12+1/6 = 5/36
5*3 Hours = 5*5/36 = 25/36
Total = 5*3+3 = 18 Hours
9. Pipe A, B and can fill a Full Tank in 24,36 and 48 Minutes respectively. All
three Pipes are opened simultaneously in a Tank which is already filled up
to 1/6 of its capacity. A and B are opened for only First 6 Minutes and
closed thereafter. Then C alone filled remaining Tank. Then in total how
many Minutes does C filled the Tank?vvvi

Solution:
6*(1/24+1/36+1/48) + x/48 = 5/6
x = 14 Min
C = 6+14 = 20
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