A. 6 min. to empty
B. 6 min. to full
C. 9 min. to empty
D. 9 min. to full
Explanation:
Clearly, pipe B is faster than pipe A and so, the tank will be emptied.
Part to be emptied = 2/5
Part emptied by (A + B) in 1 minute = (1/6 – 1/10) = 1/15
1/15 : 2/5 :: 1 : x
x = (2/5 * 1 * 15) = 6 min.
So, the tank will be emptied in 6 min.
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 - 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 - 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 - Pipe A can fill a tank in 16 minutes and pipe B cam empty it in 24 minutes. If both the pipes are opened together after how many minutes should pipe B be closed, so that the tank is filled in 30 minutes?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 23
D. None of these - 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 - 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 leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hrs. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 lit. a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 8 hrs. The capacity of the tank in liters is_________?
A. 5,750 litres
B. 5,760 litres
C. 6,890 litres
D. None of these - 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. - 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