The following questions have three statements. Study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. In how many hours tap B can fill the completely empty tank? Statement I: The inlet tap A and the outlet tap C working simultaneously takes 40 hours to fill the tank. Statement II: Efficiency of inlet tap B is equal to efficiency of outlet tap C or 62.5% of the efficiency of inlet tap A. Statement III: The outlet tap C can empty a half filled tank in 12 hours.

The following questions have three statements. Study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. In how many hours tap B can fill the completely empty tank? Statement I: The inlet tap A and the outlet tap C working simultaneously takes 40 hours to fill the tank. Statement II: Efficiency of inlet tap B is equal to efficiency of outlet tap C or 62.5% of the efficiency of inlet tap A. Statement III: The outlet tap C can empty a half filled tank in 12 hours. Correct Answer Either statement I or III and statement II are sufficient to answer the question.

Statement II and III:

Since the outlet tap C can empty a half filled tank in 12 hours;

∴ Outlet tap C would take 24 hours to empty the completely filled tank.

Since the efficiency of inlet tap B is equal to efficiency of outlet tap C;

∴ Inlet tap B would also take 24 hours to fill the completely empty tank.

Statement I and II:

The inlet tap A and the outlet tap C working simultaneously takes 40 hours to fill the tank.

∴ 1/A - 1/C = 1/40

Efficiency of inlet tap B is equal to efficiency of outlet tap C and 62.5% of the efficiency of inlet tap A;

∴ 1/0.625B - 1/B = 1/40

⇒ 0.375B/0.625 = 1/40

⇒ B = 24

∴ Inlet tap B would take 24 hours to fill the completely empty tank.

∴ Either statement I or III and statement II are sufficient to answer the question.

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The following question have three statements. Study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. In how many hours tap R will empty the completely filled tank. Statement I: Taps P and Q together can fill the 3/4th tank in 27/4 hours. Statement II: Tap Q alone can fill the half tank in 8 hours. Statement III: Tap R which is emptying the tank operating with P and Q can fill the tank in 18 hours.