Practice Test Discussion

Q)

Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 12 min and 24 min respectively. Third pipe C can empty at the tank at the rate of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and C opened together fill the tank in 15 minutes, the capacity of the tank in gallons is___

[SSC CPO 2007]


  • Explanation

    Time taken by all tohethet to fill the tank is 15 minutes

    Let the capacity of the tank be x gallons

    Quantity of water filled in the tank in 1 min when all the pipes A, B and C are opened simultaneously,

    =x20+x24-3=x15x20+x24-x15=36x+5x-8x120=33x=3×120x=3×1203=120 gallons

    Hence option C is correct.

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