A. 20
B. 24
C. 23
D. None of these
Explanation:
Let the pipe B be closed after x minutes.
30/16 – x/24 = 1 => x/24 = 30/16 – 1 = 14/16
=> x = 14/16 * 24 = 21.
Related Mcqs:
- Two pipes can fill a tank in 18 minutes and 15 minutes. An outlet pipe can empty the tank in 45 minutes. If all the pipes are opened when the tank is empty, then how many minutes will it take to fill the tank?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 11
D. 10 - Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P, Q and R respectively. What is the proportion of solution R in the liquid in the tank after 3 minutes?
A. 5/11
B. 6/11
C. 7/11
D. 8/11 - A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same 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 hrs
B. 10 hrs
C. 15 hrs
D. 30 hrs - A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely?
A. 6 min. to empty
B. 6 min. to full
C. 9 min. to empty
D. 9 min. to full - Two pipes can separately fill a tank in 20 and 30 hours respectively. Both the pipes are opened to fill the tank but when the tank is full, a leak develops in the tank through which one-third of water supplied by both the pipes goes out. What is the total time taken to fill the tank?
A. 18 hrs
B. 16 hrs
C. 15 hrs
D. 12 hrs - Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is?
A. 60 gallons
B. 100 gallons
C. 120 gallons
D. 180 gallons - Two pipes A and B can separately fill a tank in 12 and 15 minutes respectively. A third pipe C can drain off 45 liters of water per minute. If all the pipes are opened, the tank can be filled in 15 minutes. What is the capacity of the tank?
A. 480 liters
B. 540 liters
C. 600 liters
D. 675 liters - Two pipes A and B can separately fill a tank in 2 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but 4 minutes after the start the pipe A is turned off. How much time will it take to fill the tank?
A. 9 min
B. 10 min
C. 11 min
D. 12 min - One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in:
A. 81 min.
B. 108 min.
C. 144 min.
D. 192 min. - wo pipes X and Y fill a tank in 15 hrs. and 20 hrs. respectively, while a third pipe ‘Z’ can empty the full tank in 25 hrs. All the three pipes are opened in the beginning. After 10 hrs. Z is closed. In how much time, will the tank be full ?
A. 12 hrs
B. 14 hrs
C. 16 hrs
D. 18 hrs