If two pipes function together, the cistern will be filled in 6 hrs.  One pipe fills the cistern 5 hrs. faster than the other.  How many hours it take the second pipe to fill the cistern?

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1. 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

2. Two pipes function simultaneously the reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours does the faster pipe take to fill the reservoir?

   A. 25 hrs
   B. 28 hrs
   C. 20 hrs
   D. 35 hrs

3. 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

4. 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

5. Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hrs. and 12 hrs. respectively while a third pipe empties the full tank in 20 hrs.  If all the three pipes operate together , in how much time the tank will be filled ? 

   A. 7.5 hrs
   B. 5 hrs
   C. 7 hrs
   D. None of these

6. 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?

   A. 90 min
   B. 100 min
   C. 110 min
   D. 120 min

7. 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

8. 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

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. A cistern is filled by a tap in 3 1/2 hours. Due to leak in the bottom of the cistern, it takes half an hour longer to fill the cistern. If the cistern is full how long will it take the leak to empty it?

    A. 7 hours
    B. 8 hours
    C. 14 hours
    D. 28 hours