Pipe and Cistern

1. Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 5 hours opened simultaneously, how long to be filled to half its
respectively. Pipe C can empty in 2 hours. If all the three capacity ?
pipes are open, in how many hours the cistern will be full? (1) 30 hours (2) 10 hours
(1) can’t be filled (2) 10 hours (3) 15 hours (4) 12 hours
(3) 15 hours (4) 30 hours 1
2. There taps A, B, C can fill an overhead tank in 4, 6 and 10. If of a tank holds 80 litres of water, then the quantity
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12 hours respectively. How long would the three taps take 1
to fill the tank if all of them are opened together ? of water that tank holds is :
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(1) 2 hrs. (2) 4 hrs. (1) 140 litres (2) 120 litres
(3) 3 hrs. (4) 5 hrs.
80
3. 12 pumps working 6 hurs a day can empty a completely (3) litres (4) 100 litres
filled reservoir in 15 days. How many such pumps working 3
9 hours a day eill empty the same reservoir in 12 days ? 11. A cistern has two pipes. One can fill it with water in 8 hours
(1) 15 (2) 9 and other can empty it in 5 hours. In how many hours will
(3) 10 (4) 11 the cistern be emptied if both the pipes are opened together
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4. A tank can be filled by pipe A in 2 hours and pipe B in when of the cistern is already full of water ?
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6 hours. At 10 A.M. pipe A was opened. At what time will
the tank be filled if pipe B is opened at 11 A.M.? 1
(1) 13 hours (2) 10 hours
(1) 12.45 A.M. (2) 5 A.M. 3
(3) 11.45 A.M. (4) 12 A.M. 1
5. One tap can fill a water tank in 40 minutes and another tap (3) 6 hours (4) 3 hours
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can make the filled tank empty in 60 minutes. If both the
12. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours, 9 hours
taps are open, in how many hours will the empty tank be
and 12 hours respectively. B and C are opened for half an
filled ?
hour, then A also opened. The time taken by the three pipes
(1) 2 (2) 2.5
together to fill the remaining part of the tank is
(3) 3 (4) 3.5
(1) 3 hours (2) 2 hours
6. A cistern can be filled with water by a pipe in 5 hours and
it can be emptied by a second pipe in 4 hours. If both the 1 1
(3) 2 hours (4) 3 hours
pipes are opened when the cistern is full, the time in which 2 2
it will be emptied is : 13. Two pipes, P and Q can fill a cistern in 12 and 15 minutes
(1) 9 hours (2) 18 hours respectively. If both are opened together and at the end of 3
1 minutes, the first is closed, how much longer will the cistern
(3) 20 hours (4) 20 hours take to fill ?
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7. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 1
minutes respectively. If both pipes are opened together, the (1) 5 minutes (2) 8 minutes
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time taken to fill the tank is :
(1) 50 minutes (2) 12 minutes 1 3
(3) 8 minutes (4) 8 minutes
(3) 25 minutes (4) 15 minutes 4 4
3 14. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours respectivley. If
8. part of a tank is full of water. When 30 litres of water
4 they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A is opened
is taken out, the tank becomes empty. The capacity of the first, then the tank shall be full in
tank is
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(1) 36 litres (2) 41 litres (1) 5 hrs (2) 5 hrs
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(3) 40 litres (4) 38 litres
9. A tap can fill an empty tank in 12 hours nad another tap 1
(3) 6 hrs (4) 4 hrs
can empty half the tank in 10 hours. It both the taps are 2
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15. Pipe A can fill a cistern in 6 hours and pipe B can fill it 20. A Boy and girl together fill a cistern with water. The boy
in 8 hours. Both the pipes are opened simultaneously, but pours 4 litres of water every 3 minutes and the girl pours
after two hours, pipe A is closed. How many hours will 3 litres every 4 minutes. how much time will it take to fill
B take to fill the remaining part of the cistern ? 100 litres of water in the cistern ?
(1) 36 minutes (2) 42 minutes
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(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 48 minutes (4) 44 minutes
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21. Two pipes can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 4 hours
2 respectively nad a waste pipe can empty it in 3 hours. If
(3) 2 (4) 4
3 all the three pipes are kept open, then the cistern will be
filled in :
16. A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes another
2 hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If (1) 5 hours (2) 8 hours
the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in : (3) 10 hours (4) 12 hours
(1) 16 hours (2) 10 hours 22. Three taps A, B and C together can fill an empty cistern
(3) 15 hours (4) 40 hours in 10 inutes. The tap A alone can fill it in 30 minutes and
the tap B alone in 40 minutes. how long will the tap C alone
17. Two pipes A and B can fill atank in 6 hours and 8 hours
take to fill it ?
respectivley. If both the pipes are opened together, then
after how many hours should B be closed so that the tank (1) 16 minutes (2) 24 minutes
is full in 4 hours? (3) 32 minutes (4) 40 minutes
23. Two pipes P and Q, together can fill a cistern in 20 minutes
2 and P alone can in 30 miutes. Then Q alone can fill the
(1) (2) 1
3 cistern in
8 (1) 62 minutes (2) 60 minutes
(3) 1 (4)
3 (3) 61 minutes (4) 51 minutes
18. A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, 24. Two pipes X and Y can fill a cistern in 24 minutes and
there more similar taps are opened. What is the total time 32 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened
taken to fill the tank completely together, then after how much time (in minutes) should Y
(1) 4 hours (2) 4 hours 15 minutes be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes ?
(2) 3 hours 15 minutes (2) 3 hours 25 minutes (1) 10 (2) 8
19. A pipe can fill a tank with water in 3 hours. Due to leakage (3) 6 (4) 5
1 25. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After
in bottom, it takes 3 hours to fill it. In what time the
2 working together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B fill
leak will empty the fully filled tank ? the tank in 8 hours. The time (in hours) in which the tank
(1) 12 hours (2) 21 hours can be filled by pipe C alone is
1 1 (1) 10 (2) 12
(3) 6 (4) 10 (3) 8 (4) 9
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

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1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (1) 6. (3)
7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (2) 11. (2)
12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (2) 16. (4) 17. (4)
18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (3) 21. (4) 22. (2) 23. (2)
24. (2) 25. (1)

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1. (4) Part of cistern filled by three pipes in an hour 7. (2) Part of the tank filled by both pipes in one minutes
1 1 1 10 + 6 - 15 1 1 1
= + - = = = +
3 5 2 30 30 20 30
Hence, the cistern will be filled in 30 hours. 1 20 ´ 30
Required time = = = 12 minutes
2. (1) Part of the tank filled by all three taps in an hour 1 1 50
+
20 30
1 1 1 6+ 4+2 1
=+ - = = 8. (3) Let the capacity of the tank b x litres
4 6 12 24 2
According to the question,
\ Hence, the tank will be filled in 2 hours.
3. (3) Hours/day Days Pumps 3x 30 ´ 4
= 30 Þ 3 x = 30 ´ 4 Þ x = = 40 litres
4 3
6 12 12 9. (1) Part of the tank filled in 1 hour
­ ­ ­
9 12 x 1 1 5-3 1
= - = =
When x = number of pumps 12 20 60 30
\ Tank will be filled in 30 hours.
\ 9:6
::12 : x
12 :15 x
10. (2) Let the capacity of the tank be x litres =80
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Þ 9 ´ 12 ´ x = 6 ´ 15 ´ 12
\ x = 240
6 ´ 15 ´ 12 x 240
Þ x= = 10 \ = = 120 litres
9 ´ 12 2 2
1 1 1 8-5 3
4. (3) Part of the tank filled in 1 hour by pipe A = 11. (2) Part of cistern emptied in 1 hour = - = =
2 5 8 40 40
Part of the tank filled by both pipes in 1 hour
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1 1 3+1 2 Q part is emptied in 1 hour..
40
= + = =
2 6 6 3
3 40 3
\ part is emptied in ´ = 10 hours.
2 4 30 5
\ Time taken to fill parts = 60 minutes
3 12. (3) Part of the tank filled by B and C in half an hour
1 1 æ 1 1 ö 1 æ 4+ 3ö 7
\ Time taken to fill part = ç + ÷ = =
2 2 è 9 12 ø 2 çè 36 ÷ø 72
60 ´ 3 1 7 72 - 7 65
= ´ = 45 minutes. Remaining part = 1 - = =
2 2 72 72 72
\ The tank will be filed at 11:45 A.M. Part of tank filled by three pipes in an hour
5. (1) Part of the tank filled when both taps are opened
1 1 1 6 + 4 + 3 13
1 1 3- 2 1 = + + = =
together = - = = 6 9 12 36 36
40 60 120 120
Hence, the tank will be filled in 120 minutes = 2 65 36 5 1
\ Required time = ´ = = 2 hours
hours. 72 13 2 2
6. (3) According to the question 13. (3) Part of the cistern filled by both pipes in 3 minutes
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Cistern can be filled in 1 hour = part æ 1 1ö æ 5 + 4ö 3 ´ 9 9
= 3ç + ÷ = 3ç = =
5 è 12 15 ø è 60 ÷ø 60 20
1
Cistern can be emptied in 1 hour = part 9 11
4 Remaining part = 1 - =
When the both pipes are opened, simultaneously; 20 20
Cistern can be emptied in 1 hour 11
\ Time taken by pipe Q in filling part
1 1 5-4 1 20
=- = = part
4 5 20 20 11 33 1
\ The time in which it will be emptied = 20 hours. = ´ 15 = minutes = 8 minutes
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14. (1) Part of the tank filled in first two hours 20. (3) Water filled by the boy and girl in 1 minutes
1 1 2+3 5 4 3 16 + 9 25
= + = = = + = = lites
6 4 12 12 3 4 12 12
Part of the tank filled in the first four hours \ Time taken to fill 100 litres
10 5 100
= = = ´ 12 = 48 minutes
12 6 25
21. (4) Part of the cistern filled in 1 hour
5 1
Remaining part = 1 - =
6 6 1 1 1 4+3-6 7 -6 1
= + + = = =
3 4 2 12 12 12
1
Time taken by pipe A in filling this part = ´ 6 = 1 hour Hence, the cistern will be filled in 12 hours.
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22. (2) Part of the cistern filled by taps A, B and C in 1
\ Total time = 4 + 1 = 5 hours
15. (2) Part of the cistern filled in 2 hours by pipes A and 1
minute =
10
æ 1 1ö æ 4 + 3ö 7
B = 2ç + ÷ = 2 ç = Part of the cistern filled by tape A and B in 1 minute
è 6 8ø è 24 ÷ø 12
1 1 4+3 7
7 5 = + = =
Remaining part = 1 - = 30 40 120 120
12 12 \ Part of the cistern fillled by tap C in 1 minute
5 1 7 12 - 7 5 1
\ Time taken by pipe B in filling part = - = = =
12 10 120 120 120 24
5 10 1 \ Tap C will fill cistern in 24 minutes.
= ´8 = = 3 hours 23. (2) Part of the cistern filled by pipe Q in 1 minute
12 3 3
16. (4) Part emptied by the leak in 1 hour 1 1 3-2 1
= - = =
1 1 5-4 1 20 30 60 60
= - = = \ Requird time = 60 minutes.
8 10 40 40
\ The leak will empty the cistern in 40 hours. 18 x
24. (2) If pipe y be closed after x minutes, then + =1
4 2 24 32
17. (4) Part of the tank filled in 4 hours by pipe A = =
6 3 x 18 3 1 32
Þ = 1- = 1- = Þ x = = 8 minutes
1 8 32 24 4 4 4
Time taken by pipe B in filling rd part = hours 25. (1) Part of the tank filled by (A + B + C) in 1 hour
3 3
18. (4) A tap can fill the tank in 6 hours. In filling the tank 1
to its half, time required= 3 hours. =
6
1 2 1
Remaining part = Part of tank filled by these in 2 hours = =
2 6 3
Q 1 tap takes 6 hours to fill the tank
1 2
1 6 1 3 Remaining part = 1 - -
3 3
\ 4 taps take to fill of the tank = ´ = hour
2 4 2 4
2
Time taken by A dn B in filling rd part = 8 hours
3 3 3
\ Total time = 3 + = 3 hours
4 4 \ Time taken by A and B in filling the whole tank
= 3 hours 45 minutes
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19. (2) Let the leak empty the full tank in x hours. = = 12 hours
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1 1 2 1 1 2 7-6 \ Part of tank filled by C in an hour
- = Þ = - =
3 x 7 x 3 7 21
1 1 1
= - =
1 1 6 12 12
Þ = Þ x = 21 hours
x 21 \ Required time = 12 hours

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