A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottoms. If the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in ?
A
28 hrs
B
20 hrs
C
40 hrs
D
36 hrs
Correct Answer: 40 hrs
Let, The leak will be empty = x hours ATQ, 18 - 1x = 110⇒1x = 18 - 110⇒1x = 5 - 440⇒1x = 140 hrs