Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: 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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5d987c0d1ece4b483a8c63bc- 18 minutestrue
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Answer : 1. "8 minutes"
Q: A cistern can be filled by two pipes filling separately in 12 and 16 min respectively. Both pipes are opened together for a certain time but being obstructions, only 7/8 of full quantity water flows through the former and only 5/6 through the latter pipe. The obstructions, however, being suddenly removed, the cistern is filled in 3 minutes from that moment. How long was it obstructions before the full flow began?
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Answer : 1. "4.5 min "
Q: 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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Answer : 4. " "
Q: There are two inlets A and B connected to a tank. A and B can fill the tank in 32 h and 28 h, respectively. If both the pipes are opened alternately for 1 h, starting with A, then in how much time (in hours, to nearest integer) will the tank be filled?
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Answer : 2. "30"
Q: Pipes A and B are emptying pipes and can empty a tank in 6 hours and 16 hours, respectively. C is a filling a pipe. All the three pipes were opened together. They took 80 minutes to empty of the tank. Pipe C alone can fill the tank in:
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60531c57a01bc44789ae2f78- 136 hoursfalse
- 242 hoursfalse
- 348 hourstrue
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Answer : 3. "48 hours"
Q: A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely?
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5d7f1c46fb24f90208636734- 14 hrsfalse
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- 33 hrs 15 minfalse
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Answer : 4. "3 hrs 45 min"
Q: Four pipes P, Q, R and S can fill a cistern in 25, 20, 50 and 40 hours respectively. The pipe Q was opened at 7 pm, P at 9 pm, S at 10 pm and R at 11 pm. When will the cistern be full?
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6058684519447609ff030105- 13 : 29 AMfalse
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Answer : 3. "4 : 09 AM"
Q: Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Pipe B can fill the same tank in 10 hours – pipe A, B, C together can fill the same tank in 12 hours. In how many hours pipe C can fill the tank alone?
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