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PipesandCisternImportantFormulas
PipesandCisternGeneralQuestions
PipesandCisternDataSufficiency1
PipesandCisternDataSufficiency2
1.ThreepipesA,BandCcanfillatankfromemptytofullin30minutes,20minutes,and10minutes
respectively.Whenthetankisempty,allthethreepipesareopened.A,BandCdischargechemical
solutionsP,QandRrespectively.WhatistheproportionofthesolutionRintheliquidinthetankafter3
minutes?
5
A.
11
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B. 6
11
7
C.
11
8
D.
11
Answer:OptionB
Explanation:
Partfilledby(A+B+C)in3minutes=3
PartfilledbyCin3minutes=
Requiredratio=

1 1 1
11 11
+ +
= 3x
= .
30 20 10
60 20

3
.
10

3 20 6
x
= .
10 11 11

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2.PipesAandBcanfillatankin5and6hoursrespectively.PipeCcanemptyitin12hours.Ifallthethree
pipesareopenedtogether,thenthetankwillbefilledin:
13
A.1 hours
17
8
B.2 hours
11
9
C.3 hours
17
1
D.4 hours
2
Answer:OptionC
Explanation:
Netpartfilledin1hour

1 1 1 17
+
= .
5 6 12 60
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Thetankwillbefullin17hoursi.e.,317hours.
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3.

Apumpcanfillatankwithwaterin2hours.Becauseofaleak,ittook2 hourstofillthetank.Theleak
candrainallthewaterofthetankin:
1
A.4 hours
3
B.7hours
C.8hours
D.14hours
Answer:OptionD
Explanation:
Workdonebytheleakin1hour=

13 1
= .
2 7 14

Leakwillemptythetankin14hrs.
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4.

TwopipesAandBcanfillacisternin37 minutesand45minutesrespectively.Bothpipesareopened.
Thecisternwillbefilledinjusthalfanhour,iftheBisturnedoffafter:
A.5min.
B.9min.
C.10min.
D.15min.
Answer:OptionB
Explanation:
LetBbeturnedoffafterxminutes.Then,
Partfilledby(A+B)inxmin.+PartfilledbyAin(30x)min.=1.
x

2 1
2
+
+(30x). =1
75 45
75

11x (602x)
+
=1
225
75
11x+1806x=225.
x=9.
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5.Atankisfilledbythreepipeswithuniformflow.Thefirsttwopipesoperatingsimultaneouslyfillthetank
inthesametimeduringwhichthetankisfilledbythethirdpipealone.Thesecondpipefillsthetank5
hoursfasterthanthefirstpipeand4hoursslowerthanthethirdpipe.Thetimerequiredbythefirstpipeis:
A.6hours
B.10hours
C.15hours
D.30hours
Answer:OptionC
Explanation:
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Suppose,firstpipealonetakesxhourstofillthetank.
Then,secondandthirdpipeswilltake(x5)and(x9)hoursrespectivelytofillthetank.
1
1
1
+
=
x (x5) (x9)
x5+x
1
=
x(x5) (x9)
(2x5)(x9)=x(x5)
x218x+45=0
(x15)(x3)=0
x=15.[neglectingx=3]
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