Category: Pipes and Cisterns

A cistern has three pipes, A, B and C. The pipes A and B can fill it in 4 and 5 hours respectively and C can empty it in 2 hours. If the pipes are opened in order at 1, 2 and 3 A.M. When will the cistern be empty?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 18/09/2020

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A. 3 PM
B. 7 PM
C. 4 PM
D. 5 PM
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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?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 11/09/2020

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A. 1 hr
B. 2 hrs
C. 6 hrs
D. 8 hrs
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Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 min and 20 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 min, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 26/06/2020

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A. 10 min 20 sec
B. 11 min 45 sec
C. 12 min 30 sec
D. 14 min 40 sec
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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?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 19/06/2020

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A. 7 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 14 hours
D. 28 hours
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A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 14/06/2020

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A. 20 hrs
B. 25 hrs
C. 35 hrs
D. Cannot be determined
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Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full is_______?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 10/06/2020

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A. 6 hrs
B. 6 2/3 hrs
C. 7 hrs
D. 7 1/2 hrs
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A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 07/06/2020

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A. 16 hrs
B. 20 hrs
C. 40 hrs
D. 25 hrs
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One top can fill a cistern in 2 hours and another can empty the cistern in 3 hours. How long will they take to fill the cistern if both the taps are opened?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 07/06/2020

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A. 5 Hours
B. 6 Hours
C. 7 Hours
D. 8 Hours
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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?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 28/05/2020

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A. 18 hrs
B. 16 hrs
C. 15 hrs
D. 12 hrs
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A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?

Hamad Pipes and Cisterns 27/05/2020

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A. 15 min
B. 20 min
C. 27.5 min
D. 30 min
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