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13.

Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 12 hours respectively while a third pipe empties the full tank in 20 hours. If all the three pipes operate simultaneously, in how much time the tank will be filled?. [Central Excise ]                        


A. 7hrs B. 7 hrs 30 mm
C. 8hrs D. 8 hrs. 30 mm




14.

Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37(1/2) minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both pipes are opened. The cistern will be filled in just half an hour, if the B is turned off after:                        


A. 5 min B. 9 min
C. 10 min D. 15 min




15.

One tap can fill a cistern in 2 hours and another tap can empty the cistern in 3 hours. How long will they take to fill the cistern if both the taps are opened ? (Railways 1989)                        


A. 5 hrs B. 7 hrs
C. 6 hrs D. 8 hrs




16.

A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is:                        


A. 6 hours B. 10 hours
C. 15 hours D. 30 hours




17.

12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 13.5 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 9 litres? . [Bank P.O. 1991]                        


A. 8 B. 15
C. 16 D. 18




18.

A cistern can be filled by pipe A and B in 40 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. There is also an outlet C. If all the taps are open together the tank is full in 1 hour and 15 minutes. How much time is taken by C to empty the full tank?                        


A. 23 (13/19) Min B. 22 (13/19) Min
C. 24 (13/19) Min D. 25 (13/19) Min




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