Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: A Cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously then after how much time will the cistern get filled?
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613b17f8a0ff2d3b5e8f7657- 16.5 hrsfalse
- 27.2 hrstrue
- 32.5 hrsfalse
- 43 hrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "7.2 hrs"
Q: Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 3 hours and 5 hours. Then, if all three are open, the tank is filled in 30 hours. Find in how many hours a third pipe will empty the tank?
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611f7aa3b14e9c13a8ec0ccb- 14 hoursfalse
- 22 hourstrue
- 38 hoursfalse
- 46 hoursfalse
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Answer : 2. "2 hours"
Q: Water flows in to a tank 15 m.×10 m. through a rectangular pipe 2 m.×1.5 m. at 20 km./hr. In how much time will the water level in the tank rise by 3m.?
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60ba01f141fbe0438167b5ad- 123 secondsfalse
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Answer : 2. "27 seconds "
Q: A pipe can fill a tank in x hours and an another can empty it in y hours. In how many hours will they together fill it. If y>x?
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60b60d12adafcb4fbcf369bf- 1$$ {xy\over y-x}{hrs}$$true
- 2$$ {y-x\over xy}{hrs}$$false
- 3$$ {2yx\over y-x}{\ hs}$$false
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Answer : 1. "$$ {xy\over y-x}{hrs}$$"
Q: Water flows into a tank which is 200 m long and 150 m wide, through a pipe of cross-section (0.3m x 0.2m) at 20 km/h. In what time will the water level be 8 m?
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608be1128899c91069d3626b- 1450false
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Answer : 3. "200 "
Q: Two pipes, A and B, can fill a tank in X minutes and 6 minutes, respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then they take 1.5 minute to fill the tank. Find the value of X.
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608292eb60a06a7ffdaaf8a3- 11 minfalse
- 24 minfalse
- 35 minfalse
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Answer : 4. "2 min"
Q: A pipe can fill a tank in 72 minutes. But there is a leak in the bottom of the tank due to which the tank is filled in 18 minutes more. Find in how many hours the leak can empty a full tank ?
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6064222acfdbf24a556220af- 17 hrsfalse
- 26.5 hrsfalse
- 39 hrsfalse
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Answer : 4. "6 hrs"
Q: Pipes A and B together can fill a tank in 16 hours, whereas pipe C alone can empty the full tank in 24 hours. A and B were opened together for 10 hours and then closed. Pipe C was then opened. The tank will now be emptied by C in:
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6051c40fa01bc44789a9abd2- 118 hoursfalse
- 214 hoursfalse
- 316 hoursfalse
- 415 hourstrue
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