Pipe and Cistern

PIPE & CISTERN
CLASS WORK
(1) Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 12 hours respectively, while the
third can empty it in 20 hours. If all the pipes are opened together then the
tank will be filled in
(a) 7(1/2) Hours
(b) 10 Hours
(c) 8 Hours
(d) 9(1/10) Hours
(2) Pipes A and B running together can fil1 a cistern in 6 minutes. If B’ takes
5 minutes more than A to fill the cistern, then the times in which A and B
will fill the cistern separately will be respectively
(a) 10 minutes, 20 minutes
(b) 15 minutes, 10 minutes
(c) 10 minutes, 15 minutes
(d) 25 minutes, 20 minutes
(3) A cistern is filled in 5 hours and it takes 6 hours when there is a leak in
its bottom. If the cistern is full, in what time shall the leak empty it?
(a) 6 hrs
(b) 5 hrs
(c) 30 hrs
(d) 15 hrs
(4) A pipe can fill a cistern in 6 hours. Due to a leak in its bottom, it is filled
in 7 hours. When the cistern is full, in how much time will it be emptied by
the leak?
(a) 42 hours
(b) 40 hours
(c) 43 hours
(d) 45 hours
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(5) A cistern has two taps which fill it in 12 minutes and 15 minutes
respectively. There is also a waste pipe in the cistern. When all the three are
opened, the empty cistern is full in 20 minutes. How long will the waste
pipe take to empty the full cistern?
(a) 5 minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 15 minutes
(d) 20 minutes
(6) Three pipes are made of different shapes. The cross-sections of the
pipes are an equilateral triangle, a hexagon and a circle. The perimeter of
each of these cross-sections is equal. The flow through the pipes is
proportional to the area of cross-section. If it takes 8 minutes for the
triangular pipe to fill up the tank, what will be the times taken by the
hexagonal pipe?
(a) 3 minute
(b) 12 minute
(c) 8 minutes
(d) 9 minutes
(7) There are two taps to fill a tank and a third to empty it. When the third
tap is closed, they can fill the tank in 10 minutes and 12 minutes,
respectively. If all the three taps are opened, the tank is filled in 15 minutes.
If the first two taps are closed, at what time can the third tap empty the
tank when it is full?
(a) 8 min and 34 sec
(b) 9 min and 32 sec
(c) 7 min
(d) 6min
(8) Two taps can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively.
There is an outlet tap at exactly half level of that rectangular tank which
can pump out 100 liters of water per minute. If the outlet tap is open, then
it takes 24 minutes to fill an empty tank. What is the volume of the tank?
(a) 1800 liters
(b) 1500 liters
(c) 1200 liters
(d) 2400 liters
(9) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 hours respectively. Both
the pipes are opened to fill the tank but when the tank is 1/3rd full, a leak
develops in the tank through which one- third water supplied by both
pipes goes out. The total time taken to fill the tank is
(a) 12 hours
(b) 16 hours
(c) 14 hours
(d) 18 hours
(10) A tap can fill a tank in 16 minutes and another can empty it in 8
minutes. If the tank is already 1/2 full and both the taps are opened
together. Will the tank be filled or emptied? How long will it take before
the tank is either filled completely or emptied completely, as the case may
be?
(a) Emptied; 16 minutes
(b) Filled; 8 minutes
(c) Emptied; 8 minutes
(d) Filled; 12 minutes
(11) A sink contains exactly 12 litres of water. If water is drained from the
sink until it holds exactly 6 litres of water less than the quantity drained
away, how many litres of water were drained away?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 9
(12) There are two identical vessels X and Y. Y is filled with water to the brim
and X is empty. There are two pails A and B, such that B can hold half as
much water as A. One operation is said to be executed when water is
transferred from Y to X using a once and water is transferred to Y from X
using B once. If a can hold 1/2 a litre of water and it takes 40 operations to
equate the water level in X and Y, what is the total volume of water in the
system? (a)
20 litres
(b) 10 litres
(c) 40 litres
(d) 20(3/4) litres
(13) Pipe A can fill an empty tank in eight hours and pipe B can empty the
full tank in four more hours. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously,
then how long would it take to fill an empty tank?
(a) 12 hours
(b) 24 hours
(c) 18 hours
(d) 30 hours
(14) A pipe can fill (3/4) of cistern in 12 minutes. In how many minutes can it
fill (1/2) of cistern?
(a) 8 minutes
(b) 5 minutes
(c) 7 minutes
(d) 4 minutes
(15) A tap can fill a cistern in 20 minutes and another can fill in 30 minutes.
If both are opened simultaneously, find the time when the cistern will be
full.
(a) 12 minutes
(b) 5 minutes
(c) 7 minutes
(d) 4 minutes
(16) Two fill pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 12 and 16 minutes respectively.
Both fill pipes are opened together, but 4 minutes before the cistern is full,
one pipe A is closed. How much time will the cistern take to fill?
(a) 9(1/7) minutes
(b) 8 (1/7) minutes
(c) 7 (1/7) minutes
(d) 6(1/7) minutes
(17) Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 10 and 15 minutes respectively,
but an empty pipe C can empty it in 5 minutes. The pipes A and B are kept
open for 4 minutes and then the empty pipe C is also opened. In what time
is the cistern emptied?
(a) 20 minutes
(b) 50 minutes
(c) 70 minutes
(d) 40 minutes
(18) Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 3 and 6 minutes respectively
while an empty pipe R can empty the cistern in 4 minutes. All the three
pipes are opened together and after 2 minutes pipe R is closed. Find when
the tank will be full.
(a) 3 minutes
(b) 5 minutes
(c) 7 minutes
(d) 4 minutes
(19) There is a leak in the bottom of a cistern. Before the leak, it could be
filled in 4(1/2) hours. It now takes (1/2) hours longer. If the cistern is full, how
long would the leakage empty the full cistern?
(a) 45 hours
(b) 35 hours
(c) 25 hours
(d) 55 hours
(20) Two pipes can fill a cistern in 14 and 16 hours respectively. The pipes
are opened simultaneously and it is found that due to leakage in the
bottom, 32 minutes extra are taken for the cistern to be filled up. If the
cistern is full, at what time would the leak empty it?
(a) 112 hours
(b) 111 hours
(c) 113 hours
(d) 114 hours

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