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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1. 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?

   A. 3 hrs 15 min
   B. 3 hrs 45 min
   C. 4 hrs
   D. 4 hrs 15 min

2. 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

3. A cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then after how much time will the cistern get filled?

   A. 4.5 hrs
   B. 5 hrs
   C. 6.5 hrs
   D. 7.2 hrs

4. A cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then after how much time will the cistern get filled?

   A. 4.5 hrs
   B. 5 hrs
   C. 6.5 hrs
   D. 7.2 hrs

5. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours. C is closed A and B can fill the remaining par in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is?

   A. 10
   B. 12
   C. 14
   D. 16

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. A top can fill a cistern in 8 hours and another can empty it in 16 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously the time (in hours) to fill the tank is

   A. 8
   B. 10
   C. 16
   D. 24

8. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 liters per minute. When the tank is full in inlet is opened and due to the leak the tank is empties in 8 hours. The capacity of the tank is?

   A. 5260 liters
   B. 5760 liters
   C. 5846 liters
   D. 6970 liters

9. Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled?

   A. 2
   B. 2.5
   C. 3
   D. 3.5

10. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in?

    A. 1 13/17 hours
    B. 2 8/11 hours
    C. 3 9/17 hours
    D. 4 1/2 hours