Pipe and Cistern Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hours and 24 hours, respectively, and Pipe C alone can empty the full tank in x hours. All the pipes were opened together at 10:30 a.m, but C was closed at 2:30 p.m. If the tank was full at 8:30 p.m on the same day, then what is the value of x?
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Answer : 2. "96"
Q: 12 pumps working 6 hours a day can empty a completely filled reservoir in 15 days. How many such pumps working 9 hours a day will empty the same reservoir in 12 days?
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Answer : 3. "10"
Q: A pipe of diameter ‘d’ can drain a certain water tank in 40 minutes. The time taken by a pipe of diameter ‘2d’ for doing the same job in:
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Answer : 2. "10 minutes "
Q: If all three pipes are opened for 2 minutes to fill the tank each alternatively in the sequence of A then C and then B. Calculate water filled by pipes A is what % of water filled by pipe C?
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5fd35c3ec46a213fc5c5b347- 172.5 %false
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Answer : 2. "75 %"
Q: A pipe can empty a tank in 40 minutes. A second pipe with diameter twice as much as that of the first is also attached with the tank to empty it . The two pipe together can empty the tank in:
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5d987c0d1ece4b483a8c63bc- 18 minutestrue
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Answer : 1. "8 minutes"
Q: Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Pipe B can fill the same tank in 10 hours – pipe A, B, C together can fill the same tank in 12 hours. In how many hours pipe C can fill the tank alone?
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5eb946b5a445f56aef0935a1- 1$$12{1\over2} $$ hoursfalse
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Answer : 4. "Not possible"
Q: Tank is normally filled in 8 hours but takes 2 hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, in how many hours will the leak empty it?
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Answer : 3. "40"
Q: A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 4 hours and 6 hours respectively. When full, the tank can be emptied by a third pipe C in 8 hours. If all the taps be turned on at the same time, the cistern will be full in
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5f4f5f9d82369c1d61194e47- 1$$ {2}{2\over 7}{\ hours}$$false
- 2$$ {3}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$true
- 3$$ {4}{3\over 7}{\ hours}$$false
- 4$$ {2}{5\over 7}{\ hours}$$false
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