Aptitude - Pipes and Cistern - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Pipes and Cistern - General Questions (Q.No. 12)
12.
A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes 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?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
| Part filled by (A + B) in 1 minute = |  |
1 | + | 1 |  |
= | 1 | . |
| 60 | 40 | 24 |
Suppose the tank is filled in x minutes.
| Then, | x | |
1 | + | 1 | |
= 1 |
| 2 | 24 | 40 |
 |
x | x | 1 | = 1 |
| 2 | 15 |
x = 30 min.
Discussion:
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Md Harej Alam said:
6 years ago
Why not 32?
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