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Answer : 2. "96"

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12 pumps working 6 hours a day can empty a completely filled reservoir in 15 days. How many such pumps working 9 hours a day will empty the same reservoir in 12 days?

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    15
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    9
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    10
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    12
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Answer : 3. "10"

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If all three pipes are opened for 2 minutes to fill the tank each alternatively in the sequence of A then C and then B.  Calculate water filled by pipes A is what % of water filled by pipe C?

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    72.5 %
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    75 %
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    77.5 %
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    80 %
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  • 5
    82.5 %
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Answer : 2. "75 %"

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A pipe of diameter ‘d’ can drain a certain water tank in 40 minutes. The time taken by a pipe of diameter ‘2d’ for doing the same job in: 

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    5 minutes
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    10 minutes
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    20 minutes
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    80 minutes
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Answer : 2. "10 minutes "

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A pipe can empty a tank in 40 minutes. A second pipe with diameter twice as much as that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it . The two pipe together can empty the tank in: 

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    8 minutes
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    13 minutes
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    30 minutes
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    38 minutes
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Answer : 1. "8 minutes"

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A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 4 hours and 6 hours respectively. When full, the tank can be emptied by a third pipe C in 8 hours. If all the taps be turned on at the same time, the cistern will be full in 

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    $$ {2}{2\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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    $$ {3}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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    $$ {4}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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    $$ {2}{5\over 7}{\ hours}$$
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Answer : 2. "$$ {3}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$"

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There are three taps of diameter 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm, respectively. The ratio of the water flowing through them is equal to the ratio of the square of their diameters. The biggest tap can fill an empty tank alone in 81 min. If all the taps are opened simultaneously, then how long will the tank take (in min) to be filled?

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    $$34{20\over 29}$$
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    $$64{20\over 29}$$
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    $$54{20\over 29}$$
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    $$44{20\over 29}$$
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Answer : 4. "$$44{20\over 29}$$"

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Answer : 2. "30"

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