Pipe and cistern

Part -1
1) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 min and 30 min part of the tank?
respectively. If both pipes are opened together then a) 20 min b) 25 min c) 30 min d) 45 min
the time taken to fill the tank is
a) 20 min b) 12 min c) 25 min d) 15 min 1
10) If rd of tank holds 80 liters water then the quantity
2) A cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hrs while it can be 3
emptied by another tap in 9 hrs. If both the tap are 1
opened simultaneously then after how much time will of water that tank hold is
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the cistern get filled?

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a) 240 liters b) 120 liters
a) 4.5 hrs b) 5 hrs c) 6.5 hrs d) 7.2 hrs
c) 80 liters d) 100 liters
3) Two pipes can fill a cistern in 10 hrs and 12 hrs resp.
11) A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours after half the tank is
If both the pipes are opened together, then how much

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filled three more similar taps are opened what is the
time will they take to fill the cistern?
total time taken to fill the tank completely?
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a) 4 hrs 15 min b) 4 hrs 15 min
a) b) c) d)
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4. Pipe A can fill a tank in 36 min. and pipe B can fill it in 12) Tap A can fill the empty tank in 12 hrs, but due to a
45 min. If both the pipes are opened to fill an empty leak in the bottom it is filled in 15 hrs. If the tank is full
tank, in how many minutes will it be full? and then tap A is closed then in how many hours the

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a) 15 b) 18 c) 20 d) 25 leak can empty it?
5. A tank usually filled in 18 hrs. But because of a leak a) 45 hrs b) 48 hrs c) 52 hrs d) 60 hrs
in its bottom, it takes another 6 hrs to fill. How much 13) Pipe A and pipe B can fill a cistern in 10 hrs and 15

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time will be taken by the leak to empty the full tank? hrs respectively. When a third pipe C which works as
a) 30 hrs b) 72 hrs c) 45 hrs d) 56 hrs an outlet pipe is also open the cistern can be filled in
6. A pipe can fill a tank in 4 hrs but due to a leak in the 18 hrs. the outlet pipe can empty a full cistern in ?

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tank it is filled in 5 hrs if the tank is full how much a) 12 hrs b) 8 hrs c) 9 hrs d) 14 hrs
time will the leak take to empty the tank 14) Tap A fills a tank in 10 hrs and B can fill it in 15 hrs
completely? Both are opened simultaneously. Sometimes later tap
a) 10 hrs b) 15 hrs c) 20 hrs d) 25 hrs B was closed , then it takes total 8 hours to fill up the
whole tank . After how many hours B was closed?
7. Pipe 1 and 2 fill a tank alone in 6 hrs and 9 hrs resp.
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
Pipe 3 can empty the full tank in 18 hrs. If all the
three pipes are opened simultaneously then how much 15) If one pipe A can fill a tank in 20 min, then 5 pipes
time is required to fill the tank completely? each of 20% efficiency of A can fill the tank in ?
a) 2 hrs b) 3.6 hrs c) 4.5 hrs d) 5 hrs a) 80 min b) 100 min c) 20 min d) 25 min
8. Two inlet pipes can fill an empty tank in 15 and 18 hrs 16) A tap can fill tank in 10 hours. After half the tank in
and one outlet pipe can empty the tank in 20 hrs If all filled three more similar taps are opened. What is the
the pipes opened simultaneously, then how many hrs total time taken to fill the tank completely ?
required fill the full tank ? a) 5 hrs 45 min b) 6 hrs 15 min
8 5 11 c) 5 hrs d) 8 hrs
a) 11 hrs b) 12 hrs c) 13 hrs 17) Two pipes A and B can separately fill cistern in 60
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minutes and 75 minutes respectively there is a third
5 pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the
d) 9 hrs
9 three pipes are simultaneously opened then the cistern
9. A water tank can be filled by a tap in 30 min and in full in 50 min. In how much time the third pipe alone
another tap can fill it in 60 min If both the taps are can empty the cistern?
kept open for 5 min and then the first tap is closed a) 90 min b) 100 min c) 110 min d) 120 min
how long will it take for the tap to fill the remaining

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18. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hrs because of 6) Three pipes A , B and C can fill a tank in 10 hrs,
1 After working at it together for 3 hrs ,C is closed and
leak it look 2 hrs to fill the tank the leak can drain all A and B can fill the remaining part in 14 hrs. How
3 much time taken by C to fill the tank alone?
the water of the tank in a) 18 hrs b) 20 hrs c) 24 hrs d) 22 hrs
1 7) A water tank is two fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in
a) 4 b) 7 hrs c) 8 hrs 10 min and pipe B can empty it in 6 mins. If both the
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d) 14 hrs pipe are open. how long will it take to empty or fill
the tank completely ?
19) A tank is filled in 5 hrs by three pipes A, B and C .
The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B in twice as fast a) 6 min to empty b) 6 min to fill
as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the c) 9 min to empty d) 9 min to fill
tank? 8) A cistern is provided with two pipes A and B. A can
a) 20 hrs b) 25 hrs c) 35 hrs d) 44 hrs fill it in 20 mins and B can empty it in 30 mins. If A

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20) A water tank has three taps A , B and C. tap A when and B be kept alternately for one minute each how
opened can fill the water tank alone in 4 hrs, tap B soon will the cistern be filled?
when opened and fill the water tank alone in 6 hrs and a) 121 min b) 110 min c) 115 min d) 120 min

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tap C when opened can empty the water tank alone 9) Three taps A , B and C can fill a tank in 12,15, and 20
in 3 hrs . If taps A, B and C are opened simultaneously. hrs respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C
How long will it take to fill the tank completely? are open for each hour each alternately, the tank will

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a) 10 hrs b) 8 hrs c) 18 hrs d) 12 hrs be full in?

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Part -2 a) 6 hrs b) 6 hrs c) 7 hrs d) 7 min
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1 10) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hrs and 4 hrs

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1) If two pipes A and B can fill cistern in 37 min and respectively If they are opened on alternate hours
2 and if pipe A is opened first in how many hours, the
45 min respectively . Both pipes are opened, the tank shall be full?

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cistern will be filled in just half an hour if the pipe B is
turned off after? a) 4 hrs b) 5 hrs c) 7 hrs d) 9 min
a) 5 min b) 9 min c) 10 min d) 15 min 11) Three pipes A, B, C can fill a cistern in 10, 15,18
hours respectively. If pipe A in kept open all the time
2) Pipe A usually fills a tank in 2 hrs. On account of a

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and pipe B and C is opened alternatively for an hour
leak at the bottom of the tank, It takes pipe A 30
then find in how many hours the tank will be filled?
minutes more to fill the tank. How long will the leak
take to empty a full tank if pipe A is shut? a) 7 hrs25 min b) 5 hrs 40 mins c) 6 hrs12 min
a) 12 hrs b) 15 hrs c) 5 hrs d) 10 hrs d) 7 hrs 48 min
3) Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hrs After 12) Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 30 hrs while B can
working at it together for 2 hrs, C is closed and A and fill it in 45 hrs. Pipe A and B are opened and closed
B can fill the remaining part in 7 hrs the number of alternatively ie. First pipe A is opened , then B again
hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is. A and then B and so on for 1 hr each time without
a) 4.5 hrs b) 5 hrs c) 6.5 hrs d) 7.2 hrs any time lapse. In how many hours the tank will be
4) Pipes 1 and 2 can fill a tank in 18 and 24 hrs filled if it was empty , initially ?
respectively. Both pipes work simultaneously for a) 36 b) 54 c) 48 d) 60
sometimes after which pipe 1 is turned off. It takes 13) A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in
12 hrs in all to fill the tank completely. Find the time 60 mins and 40 min respectively how many minutes
for which pipe 1 remained turned on. will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is
a) 9 hrs b) 10 hrs c) 11 hrs d) 12 hrs used for half the time and A and B fill it together for
the other half ?
5) Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 10 hrs and 8 hrs
respectively. after certain time pipe A closed. It took a) 15 min b) 20 min c) 27.5 min d) 30 min
a total of 6 hrs to fill the tank completely. For how 14) Three pipes 1,2 and 3 together take 24 hrs to fill a
many hours did pipe a work ? tank. The three pipes are opened for 6 hrs after which
pipe 3 is closed. pipe 1 and 2 take another 30 hrs to
1 1 1 1 fill the tank. In how much time would pipe 3 alone fill
a) 4 hrs b) 2 hrs c) 3 hrs d) 5 hrs
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 the tank? 22 30 11 4
a) 40 hrs b) 30 hrs c) 60 hrs d) 47 hrs a) 7 min b) 8 min c)7 min d) 8 hrs
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15) Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 15 minutes,
20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. The pipe C is 22) Pipe A can fill a tank in 3 hrs. Due to leakage at
closed 6 minutes before the tank is filled . In what bottom of the tank, the full tank can be emptied in 12
time the tank will be full? hrs when pipe A is turned off. Pipe B is an outlet pipe
attached to the tank which works at twice the speed
a) 6 min b) 8 min c) 12 min d) 14 min of the leakage. find the time required to fill the tank
16) P,Q,R can fill the tank in 12,16 and 24 min respectively. when both the pipe are opened simultaneously.
All three began to fill the tank together but P and Q a) 12 hrs b) 6 hrs c)3 hrs d) 5 hrs
left the tank together but P and Q left 3 and 4 min
respectively before filling the tank. Find the total time 23 Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 25 min and 20 min
taken by all of them to fill the tank ? respectively , But the taps are not opened properly so
a) 12 min b) 16 min c) 8 min d) 10 min 5 2

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the taps A and B allow   th and   rd part of
17) B is 5/4 times as efficient as A. If A can fill the 3/5 of 6 3
the tank in 15 min, what fraction of the capacity of water, respectively how long will they take to fill the
the tank would remain incomplete if B can fill the tank?

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tank independently for 10 min only? a) 13 hrs b) 15 min c)12 min d) 16 hrs
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a) b) c) d) proportional to square of its radius . A tank has four
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inlet pipes with diameters as 2 cm , 4 cm, 6cm and 8

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18) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 mins and 25
mins respectively. Both pipes are opened together and
pipe B is closed 5 minutes before the tank is filled
completely . Calculate the total time required to fill
cm if the smallest pipe alone can fill a tank in 30 hrs
then how much time would all the four pipes when
working together would take ?

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a) 1 hrs b) 4 hrs c)6 hrs d) 8 hrs
the tank ?
25 Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and 24
a) 11 hr 15 min b) 13 hr 35 min
minutes respectively and a third pipe C can empty at

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c)12 hrs 45 min d) 14 hr 15 min the rate of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and C opened
19) Pipe A and pipe B can fill a tank in 10 hrs and 15 hrs together can fill the tank in 15 minutes the capacity C
respectively. While pipe C can empty the full tank in in gallous of the tank is

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18 hrs . If pipe A is opened at 7 pm, pipe B opened at a) 180 b) 150 c) 120 d) 100
8:30 am and Pipe C at 10 am then after 10 am, how 26 Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 hrs and 25 hrs
much more time will be taken by all three pipes respectively, while third pipe C can empty 70% of the
together to fill the tank ? tank in 21 hrs. All three pipes are opened in the
a) 7 hr 18 min b) 8 hr 36 min beginning. After 12 hrs C is closed. Find the time in
c) 6 hrs 42 min d) 5 hr 24 min which the tank will be full?
20) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 hrs and 24 hrs
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respectively, while a third pipe can empty 60% of the a) 13 hrs b) 11
1 hrs c) 16 hrs d) 15 hrs
tank in 18 hrs . All three pipes are opened in the 9 9 9 9
begining . After 12 hrs C is closed find the time which 27 A tank has three pipes. The first pipe can fill 1/2 part
the tank will be full ? of the tank in 1 hr and the second pipe can fill 1/3
part in 1 hr. The third pipe is for making the tank
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a) 14 hr hrs b) 12 hr hrs empty. When all the three pipes are open, 7/12th part
5 4 of the tank is filled in 1 hr. How much time will the
third pip take to empty the completely filled tank?
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c)11 hr hrs d) 13 hr hrs a) 3hrs b) 4hrs c) 5hrs d) 6 hrs
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28 A both tub can be filled by the cold water pipe in 20
21) P,Q,R can fill the tank in 15,18 and 20 min respectively. minutes and by the hot water pipe in 30 minutes. A
All three began to fill the tank together but P and Q person leaves the bathroom after turning on both pipes
left 4 and 5 min respectively before filling the tank. In simultaneously and returns at the moment when the
how much time will take to fill the tank ? bath should be full. Finding, however, that the waste
pipe has been open, he now closes it. In 6 minutes

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 more the bath is full In what time would the waste 35. There are two pipes A and B , Pipe A is for filling the
pipe empty it? swimming pool and pipe B is to empty the swimming
a) 16 min b) 29 min c) 24 min d) 27 min pool. Capacity of swimming pool is 5040 m3 and
volume of pipe B is 8m3/ minute more than that of
29. Tap A can fill a tank in 20 hours , B in 25 hours but tap
C can empty a full tank in 30 hours starting with A, 1
followed by B and C each tap opens alternatively for pipe A. If pipe A takes 11 more minutes to fill same
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the one hour period till the tank get filled up completely. swimming pool , than time taken by B to empty the
In how many hours the tank will be filled up same swimming pool. If pipe B can empty second
completely ? swimming pool in 112.5 minutes then find the capacity
of the second swimming pool?
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a) 51 b) 52 c) 24 d) NOT a) 7200m3 b) 6400m3 c) 5600m3
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d) 7800m3 e) NOT
30. When a large pipe and a small pipe are opened for 4
hrs and 9 hrs respectively a tank is half filled but when

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both pipes are opened simultaneously tank is filled in
12 hrs. How many hours does the large pipe take to
fill the tank ?

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a) 15 hrs b) 18 hrs c) 20 hrs d) 24 hrs
31. There is a leak in the bottom of the tank. This leak Answer Key

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can empty a full tank in 8 hrs when the tank is full , a
tap is opened into the tank which admit 6 liters per Part-A

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hours and the tank is now emptied in 12 hour. What is
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c)
the capacity of the tank?
a) 8.8 liters b) 36 liters c) 144 liters d) CND 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c)

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32. There are 3 pipes A,B and C. A can fill a bucket in 8 9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (d)
minutes . C can fill 18/5 buckets in 18 minutes and
pipe B can fill 3/20 bucket in a minute. These pipes 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b)

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are opened in a tank alternatively, 1 minute each 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (d)
starting from A then C and then B. If tank is filled
after 2 hours , then find the volume of tank if the

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capacity of bucket is 5 liters.
a) 88 liters b) 95 liters c) 90 liters d) 105 liters
33. A and B can fill the tank in 60 min and 90 min . There
is a leak at 3/4th of the height. If leak is opened alone, Part -B
it takes 36 min to empty till 3/4 th the height.. Find the 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a)
time taken to fill the tank if all the taps and the leak
are opened simultaneously. 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d)
a) 39 min b) 27 min c) 40 min d) 33 min 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a)
34. Two pipes P and Q can fill tank A in 28 minutes and 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c)
56 minutes respectively and empty pipe M can empty
same tank in 42 minutes . If all three pipes opened in 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (a)
tank B for (x–24) minutes together , they filled 90 21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (a)
liter of the tank which is 25% of the quantity tank B
find in x minutes what proportion of tank B filled , if 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (c)
all pipe P and Q and M opened alternatively Starting 29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (b)
with P followed by Q and M respectively ?
33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (a)
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a) b) c) d) e)
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