Pipe A and pipe B can fill a tank in 20 hrs and 30 hrs respectively. Pipe C can empty the full tank in 60 hrs. If all three pipes open simultaneously and work for 5 hrs, then after pipe C is closed, then find in how many hrs the remaining tank will be filled?
Pipe A and pipe B can fill a tank in 20 hrs and 30 hrs respectively. Pipe C can empty the full tank in 60 hrs. If all three pipes open simultaneously and work for 5 hrs, then after pipe C is closed, then find in how many hrs the remaining tank will be filled? Correct Answer 8 hrs
Given:
Pipe A can fill a tank in = 20 hrs
Pipe B can fill a tank in = 30 hrs
Pipe C can empty the full tank in = 60 hrs
Formula:
Total work = Efficiency × Time
Calculation:
Let total capacity be 60 units (LCM of 20, 30, and 60)
Efficiency of A = 3 units/hrs
Efficiency of B = 2 units/hrs
Efficiency of C = -1 units/hrs
Total efficiency of A, B and C = 3 + 2 – 1 = 4 units/hrs
Work done by A, B and C in 5 hrs = 4 × 5 = 20 units
Remaining work = 60 – 20 = 40 units
Time taken to fill the remaining tank if only pipe A and B work = 40/5 = 8 hrs
∴ the remaining tank will be filled in 8 hours.