Aptitude - Pipes and Cistern - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Pipes and Cistern - General Questions (Q.No. 15)
15.
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
| Part filled in 2 hours = | 2 | = | 1 |
| 6 | 3 |
| Remaining part = |  |
1 - | 1 |  |
= | 2 | . |
| 3 | 3 |
 (A + B)'s 7 hour's work = |
2 |
| 3 |
| (A + B)'s 1 hour's work = | 2 |
| 21 |
C's 1 hour's work = { (A + B + C)'s 1 hour's work } - { (A + B)'s 1 hour's work }
| = | |
1 | - | 2 | |
= | 1 |
| 6 | 21 | 14 |
C alone can fill the tank in 14 hours.
Discussion:
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Vickneswari said:
7 years ago
Why did you divide 42 by 3?
And how?
And how?
Deepa said:
8 years ago
1/A+1/B+1/C=1/6,
1/A+1/B=1/7.
1/6-1/7=1/42,
42/3=14.
1/A+1/B=1/7.
1/6-1/7=1/42,
42/3=14.
Sugirtha said:
9 years ago
A pipe takes 9 mins to fill the tank. B takes 11.24 mins to fill the tank. C is a draining pipe. Three pipes are opened simultaneously after some time C is closed, A and B fills the remaining tank in 3.75 mins. How much Time C takes to empty the tank? Anyone please solve this.
Sahil sharma said:
1 decade ago
How 6 hrs are calculated here?
Dinesh said:
1 decade ago
A&B&C can fill a tank together in 6 hrs
but they worked together for 2 hrs only
so u hv to calculate the time finished in 2 hrs so
A&B&C=1/6
For two hrs =2/6=1/3
but they worked together for 2 hrs only
so u hv to calculate the time finished in 2 hrs so
A&B&C=1/6
For two hrs =2/6=1/3
Sharvari said:
1 decade ago
How to calculate (A+B)in 7 hours ??
Nfl said:
1 decade ago
@Sharvari.
A+B+C = 2/6= 1/3 ..remaining part of cistern filled by A+B by 7 hours.
Remaining part 2/3 in 7 hours.. for exact 1 hour by A+B= 2/3*1/7=1/21.
A+B+C = 2/6= 1/3 ..remaining part of cistern filled by A+B by 7 hours.
Remaining part 2/3 in 7 hours.. for exact 1 hour by A+B= 2/3*1/7=1/21.
Vishaka said:
1 decade ago
How to calculate (A+B) in 7 hours ?
Harshitha said:
1 decade ago
Can you explain the step (A+B) 's 1 hour work = 2/21.
Tamaghna said:
1 decade ago
What's the 1 hour calculation of (a+b+c)?
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