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1). Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 and 6 h, respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will be taken to fill the tank?

1
A). 4 h
2

B). 7 h

C). 6 h

D). 10 h

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2). There are two tanks A and B to fill up a water tank. The tank can be filled in 40 min, if both taps are on. The same tank can be filled in 60 min, if tap A alone is on.
How much time will tap alone take, to fill up the same tank?

A). 64 min

B). 80 min

C). 96 min

D). 120 min

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3). A cistern can be filled up in 4 h by an inlet A. An outlet B can empty the cistern in 8 h. If both A and B are opened simultaneously, then after how much time the
cistern get filled?

A). 5 h

B). 7 h

C). 8 h

D). 6 h

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4). A pipe can fill a tank in 20 h. Due to a leak in the bottom, it is filled in 40 h. If the tank is full, how much time will the leak take to empty it?

A). 40 h

B). 30 h

C). 50 h

D). 30 h

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5). A pipe can fill a tank in 10 h, while an another pipe can empty it in 6 h. Find the time taken to empty the tank, when both the pipes are opened up simultaneously.

A). 11 h

B). 15 h

C). 18 h

D). 16 h

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6). Three taps are fitted in a cistern. The empty cistern is filled by the first and the second taps in 3 and 4 h, respectively. The full cistern is emptied by the third tap in
5 h. If all three taps are opened simultaneously, the empty cistern will be filled up in

14
A). 1
23

14
B). 2
23

C). 2 h 40 min

D). 1 h 56 min

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7). Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 min, while pipe B can fill the same tank in 10 min and pipe C can empty the full tank in 40 min. If all the pipes are opened together, how
much time will be needed to make the tank full?

3
A). 9 h
13

4
B). 9 h
13

7
C). 9 h
13

9
D). 9 h
13

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8). Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 h, respectively. Pipe C can fill it in 30 h. If all the three pipes are opened together, then in how much time the tank will be
filled up?

3
A). 3 h
14

1
B). 2 h
2

9
C). 3 h
14

1
D). 2 h
14

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9). Through an inlet, a tank takes 8 h to get filled up. Due to a leak in the bottom, it takes 2 h more to get it filled completely. If the tank is full, how much time will the
leak take to empty it?

A). 16 h

B). 20 h

C). 32 h

D). 40 h

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10). A tap can fill an empty tank in 12 h and a leakage can empty the tank in 20 h. If tap and leakage both work together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?

A). 25 h

B). 40 h

C). 30 h

D). 35 h

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