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.