373 36° 45° 30 Lagi eat 1 60° 39 min. — Total time taken to fill the tank = (39 + 7) min, = 46 min, ‘Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 min. and 32 min. respectively. If both | the pip®s are opened simultaneously, after how much time B should be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes ? Sol. Let B be closed after x shinutes. Then, _ part filled by (A + B) in x min. + part filled by A in (18 — x) min. Ls el 1 18-x + B}ras-ome We Og = 24.” 32 2 Txt 4 (8-9 = 96 ‘ "e Hence, B must be closed: after 8 minutes, EXERCISE 16A (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS) Directions : Mark (V) against the correct’answer : 1. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in.20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how: long will it take to fill'the tank ? (M.A.T 2003): (a) 12 min (B) 15 mins 0s (ce) 25- min (@ 50 min t 2. A cistern can be filled by’a taip’in 4 hours while it car- be emptied by another tap in "S > 9 hours. If both the taps are’ operiéd'simultaneously' then after how much time will = the cistern get filled? (Hotel Management, 1997) (a) 4.5 hrs (b) 5 hrs (© 6.5 hrs (@® 7.2 brs are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely ? (a) 8 hrs 15 min. (b) 3 hrs 45 min (@ 4 brs (d) 4 hrs 15 min (S.8.C. 2008) 4, A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe.A can fill a tahk in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or © A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps fill the tank completely ? (Bank PO. 1999) (a) 6 min, to empty (b) 6 min,'to fill (0 Qin. to empty (d) 9 min. to fill (@) None of these 5. Pipe A can fill a tank in'5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled? (C.B.I. 1997) (a2 (b) 25 (0.3 (@) 3.5 6. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours, If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in : 13 * 8 9 a (2) 155 hours (b) 247 hours (©) 857 hours (a) 45 hours (Bank PO, 2002) Ronee. J374 10. iL. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Quantitative An oo Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 80 minutes, 99, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the’ three pipes arg "ly ‘A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P, Q and R respectively. What is the pp," of solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes ? OMRo an sO & ih, so @ Tt OF os Og @ > ‘Two pipes A arid B can separately fill a cistern in 60 minutes and 75 my, respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty it, 1p" three pipes are simultaneously opened, then the cistern is full in 50 minutes, jy much time the third pipe alone can empty the cistern ? (8.8.6, app (a) 90 min () 100 mire (Q 110 min () 120 min i) ‘A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took os heal to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in: (8.8.0, 299 1 (a) 45 brs (b)T hrs (8 hrs @ U hrs ‘Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 20 hours respectively. If both the tay are open then due to a leakage, it took 30 minutes nioré to fill the tank. If the tak ‘Gs fall, ow long’ will it take forthe leakage alone to’empty the tank ? (@ a3 hrs, (b) othrs * (0, 18 brs (d) 36 hrs ‘Two pipes A and B. together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than. ‘A'to fill the cistern. How muh time will be taken by A to fillsthe: cistern separately ? . (NABARD, 2001) (a) Lbr (b) 2:hrs (0) 6 hrs (@ 8 hrs. ‘One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe: If together the two pips can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fil the tatt in: \ i (CB. 2008) (a) 81 min (b) 108 min (Q 144 min (d@) 192 min ‘A.tank is filled in'5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe Cis twice.as fa B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fil the tai! (a) 20 hrs » (b) 25, hrs (0) 35. hrs (@ Cannot be determined ‘(© None of these ., (Bank Po. 200) ‘A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first. two pipes operate Simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled DT third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pi." 4 hours slower than the'third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is * (a) 6 brs (b) 10'hrs. (Q. 15 brs (a) 30 er) LBA mst! 7 tz buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each tank is 19.5 litres. HOt.) buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket 's 8 (8 (b) 15 (o 16 (d) 18 pool Bucket P has thrice the capacity as bucket Q. It takes 60 turns for buck "it the empty drum. How many turns it will take for both the buckets Pand@ each turn together to fill the empty drum ? (a) 30 (b) 40 (9 45 : (d) 99 sh ‘Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respective ho" the taps are opened simultaneously, and the tap A is closed after 3 minute much more time will it take to fill the tank by tap B? ‘aio 18 (a) 7 min 15 sec (b) 7 min 45 sec ( 8 min 5 sec (a) 8= ‘ ee 375° 18. Tivo pipes A and B can fill a tank in’ 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off What is the total time required to fill the tank ? (U.PS.C. 2002) (@) 10 min 20 see (b) 11 min'45 see’ (e) 12 min 80 sec” (a) 14 min 40 see 19. ‘Two pipes A.and B can fill a tank in 16 hours and 20 hours respectively while a third pipe C can empty the full tank in 25 hours: All the three pipes are opened in the beginning. After 10 hours, C is closed. In how much time, will the tank be full ? (a) 12 hrs (b) 13 hrs (© 16 hrs (d) 18 hrs Jarge 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 ? (a) 15 min (b) 20 min (0 27.5 min (@) 30 min (D.M.R.C. 2003) respectively while are kept open for time is the cistern 21. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 minutes and 15 minutes a third pipe C can empty the full tank in 6 minutes. A‘and B 5 minutes in the beginning and then C is also opened. In what emptied ? (a) 30 min (b) 33 min (oO as min (d) 45 min 22. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours and 4 hours respectively. If they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first, in how many hours, the tank shall be full ? nit AL 2 : 2 lhree taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in: (S.S.C. 1999) 1 (a) 6 hrs (b) 62 hrs (5 (@) 75 brs 24. A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400 m°. The emptying capacity of the tank is 10 m° per minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the pump ? (a) 50 m?/min (b) 60 m3/min (9 72 m/min (d) None of these 25. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 8 hours. An inlet pipe fills Water at the rate of 6 litres a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 12 hours. How many litres does the cistern hold ? (a) 7580 (b) 7968 (c) 8290 (@) 8640 ‘To pipes can fill a tank in 20.and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank 7 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is : (Bank PO. 200 (@) 60 gallons (b) 100 gallons (©) 120 gallons (d) 180° gallons 26, 1 ‘ : 1. Two pipes A and B can fil a cistern in 87, minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both Pipes are opened. The cistern will be filled in just half an hour, if the ree : * ary Off after ; S.C. * Shree pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it tog 8 in 7 hours. The number ‘ours, C is.closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in Eto. “4,0. 2003) (d) 1 1 RE