Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 60 min and 75 min respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are simultaneously opened, then the cistern is full in 50 min. In how much time, the third pipe alone can empty the cistern?

Related Mcqs:

1. A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 min. and 15 min.respectively   There is one outlet pipe in the cistern.  When all the taps & pipe are opened, the empty cistern is full in 20 min.  How long will the waste pipe (outlet) take to empty the full cistern ?

   A. 10 min
   B. 20 min
   C. 30 min
   D. 40 min

2. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 10 and 15 minutes respectively. A person opens both the pipes together when the cistern should have been was full he finds the waste pipe open. He then closes the waste pipe and in another 4 minutes the cistern was full. In what time can the waste pipe empty the cistern when fill?

   A. 7 min
   B. 8 min
   C. 9 min
   D. 10 min

3. Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 min. and 15 min. respectively but a third pipe ‘R’ can empty the full tank in 6 min.  P and Q are kept open for 5 min. in the beginning and then ‘R’ is also opened.  In what time is the cistern emptied ?

   A. 30 min
   B. 35 min
   C. 40 min
   D. 45 min

4. Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?

   A. 1 hr
   B. 2 hrs
   C. 6 hrs
   D. 8 hrs

5. A cistern has three pipes, A, B and C. The pipes A and B can fill it in 4 and 5 hours respectively and C can empty it in 2 hours. If the pipes are opened in order at 1, 2 and 3 A.M. When will the cistern be empty?

   A. 3 PM
   B. 7 PM
   C. 4 PM
   D. 5 PM

6. 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

7. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 20 and 30 minutes respectively, and a third pipe C can empty it in 40 minutes. How long will it take to fill the cistern if all the three are opened at the same time?

   A. 19 1/7 min
   B. 15 1/7 min
   C. 17 1/7 min
   D. 7 1/7 min

8. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 min and 20 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 min, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

   A. 10 min 20 sec
   B. 11 min 45 sec
   C. 12 min 30 sec
   D. 14 min 40 sec

9. Two taps can separately fill a cistern 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively and when the waste pipe is open, they can together fill it in 18 minutes. The waste pipe can empty the full cistern in?

   A. 7 min
   B. 13 min
   C. 23 min
   D. 9 min

10. 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