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Question 1

Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 15 and 75 minutes respectively. Both the taps are turned on at the same time. After how many minutes should B be turned off so that the tank can be filled in 13 minutes?

10 mins.

11 mins.

9 mins.

13 mins.

Soln.
Ans: a

Let B be closed after x mins. Then sum of works done by A and B = 1. $13/15 + x/75 = 1$. Solving, we get x = 10.

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Question 2

What is the volume of the tank in liters if it measures 3m × 5m × 4m?

60000 liters.

60 liters.

750 liters.

3600 liters.

Soln.
Ans: a

The volume in m³ is 3 × 5 × 4 = 60m³. But 1m³ = 1000L. So volume in liters = 60 × 1000 = 60000L.

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Question 3

Tap X can fill the tank in 16 mins. Tap Y can empty it in 6 mins. In how many minutes will the tank be emptied if both the taps are opened together when the tank is $6/16$^th full of water?

$3{3/5}$ mins.

$5{3/4}$ mins.

$1{6/7}$ mins.

$4{5/7}$ mins.

Soln.
Ans: a

1 filled tank can be emptied in ${16 × 6}/{16 - 6}$ mins. So 6/16 can be emptied in ${16 × 6}/{16 - 6}$ × $6/16$ = ${18/5}$, which is same as: $3{3/5}$ mins.

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Question 4

A city tanker is filled by two large pipes, X and Y, together in 54 and 36 minutes respectively. On a certain day, pipe Y is used for first half of the time, and both X and Y are used for the second half. How many minutes does it take to fill the tank?

27 mins.

28 mins.

26 mins.

29 mins.

Soln.
Ans: a

Let the time taken be x. Y is running for x mins, and X for x/2. So $(x/36 + x/{2 × 54})$ = 1. Solving for x, we get x = 27 mins.

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Question 5

A tank is filled in 9 minutes by three taps running together. Tap A is twice as fast as tap B, and tap B is twice as fast as tap C. How much time will tap A take to fill the tank?

63 mins.

64 mins.

62 mins.

65 mins.

Soln.
Ans: a

Let the time taken by tap A be x mins. Then 9 minutes work of all the taps should add to 1. So we have, $9 × 1/x + 9 × 2/x + 9 × 4/x$ = 1, which is same as $9 × 7/x$ = 1. Solving, we get x = 63 mins.

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