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PIPES & CISTERN
Important Formulae:
I. Inlet : A pipe connected with a tank or cistern or reservoir, that fills it, is known as inlet.
II. Outlet : A pipe connected with a tank or cistern or reservoir, emptying it, is known as outlet.
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III. (a) If a pipe can filla tank in 'x' hours, then part filled in 1 hour =
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(b) If a pipe can empty a full tank in 'y' hours, then part emptied in 1 hour =
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(c) If a pipe A can filla tank in 'x' hours and pipe B can empty the full tank in 'y' hours
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(where y > x), then ⎛1 1⎞
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net part filled in 1 hour = ⎜⎝ x y ⎟⎠
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(d) If a pipe A can filla tank in 'x' hours and pipe B can empty the full tank in 'y' hours
(where x > y), then
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⎛ 1 1⎞
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net part emptied in 1 hour = ⎜⎝ y x ⎟⎠
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1. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes
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are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?
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1) 12 min 2) 15 min 3) 25 min 4) 50 min
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Sol:
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Cart filled by A in 1 min =
20
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Part filled by B in 1 min =
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30
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Part filled by (A+B) in 1 min = + =
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20 30 12
Both the pipes can fill the tank in 12 minutes.
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2. Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the
pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled ?
1) 2 2) 2.5 3) 3 4) 3.5
Ans: 3
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Sol:
1 1 1 1
part filled by (A+B+C) in 1 hour = + + =
5 10 30 3
All the three pipes together will fill the tank in 3 hours.
3. A cistern can be filled by a tap in 4 hours while it can be emptied by another tap in 9
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hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then after how much time will the
cistern get filled ?
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1) 4.5 hrs 2) 5 hrs 3) 6.5 hrs 4) 7.2 hrs
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Ans: 4
Sol:
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1 1 5
Net part filled in 1 hour = − =
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4 9 36
36
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Therefore, the cistern will be filled in hrs i.e., 7.2 hrs.
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4.
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A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2
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hours to
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fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:
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1) 4 hours 2) 7 hours 3) 8 hours 4) 14 hours
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Ans: 4
Sol:
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1 3 1
Work done by the leak in 1 hour = − =
2 7 14
∴ Leak will empty the tank in 14 hrs.
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5. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty
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3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15
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minutes. The capacity of the tank in gallons is
1) 100 2) 110 3) 120 4) 140
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Ans: 3
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Sol:
Work done by the waste pipe in 1 minute
1 ⎡1 1⎤
⇒ −⎢ + ⎥
15 ⎣ 20 24 ⎦
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1 11 1
⇒ − =−
15 120 40
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volume of part = 3 gallons
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Therefore, Volume of whole =(3×40)gallons = 120 gallons.
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6. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2
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hours, C is closed and A and B fill it in 7 hours more. The time taken by C alone to fill
the cistern is?
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1) 14 hours 2) 15 hours 3) 16 hours 4) 17 hours
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Ans: 1
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Work done by A, B and C in 1 hour =
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6
2 1
Work done by them in 2 hours = =
6 3
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2
Remaining work is done by A and B in 7 hours
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3 21
A and B can do the entire work in 7 × = hours
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2
A and B's one hour work =
21
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1 2 3 1
C's one hour work = − = =
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6 21 42 14
∴ C alone fills the cistern in 14 hours.
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7. Two pipes can fill a cistern separately in 24 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. A
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waste pipe can drain off 30 litres per minute. If all the three pipes are opened, the
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cistern fills in one hour. The capacity (in litres) of the cistern is ?
1) 800 2) 400 3) 600 4) 500
Ans: 3
Let Waste pipe can drain the cistern in x minutes.
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It's one minute work = −
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One minute work of all the three
1 1 1
pipes = + −
24 40 x
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1 1 1 1
⇒ 60 24 40 − x
= +
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1 1 1 1 6 1
= + − = =
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⇒ x 24 40 60 120 20
Waste pipe empties the cistern in 20 minutes
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Capacity of the cistern = 30 × 20 = 600
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8. A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B
and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
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1) 20 hours 2) 25 hours 3) 35 hours 4) Can not be determined
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Ans: 3
Sol: Suppose pipe A alone takes x hours to fill the tank.
x x
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Then, pipes B and C will take and hours respectively to fill the tank.
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1 2 4 1
∴ + + =
x x x 5
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7 1
⇒ =
x 5
⇒ x = 35 hrs
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9. One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes
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can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank
in:
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1) 81 min. 2) 108 min. 3) 144 min. 4) 192 min.
Ans: 3
Sol: Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x minutes.
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Then, faster pipe will fill it in minutes.
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1 3 1
∴ + =
x x 36
4 1
⇒ =
x 36
x = 144 min
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10. A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes
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respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty sate if B is
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used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?
1) 15 min 2) 27.5 min 3) 20 min 4) 30 min
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Sol:
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Part filled by (A + B) in 1 min. = 60 + 40 = 24
Suppose the tank is filled in x minutes.
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x⎛ 1 1 ⎞
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Then, ⎜ + ⎟ =1
2 ⎝ 24 40 ⎠
x 1
⇒ × =1
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2 15
x = 30 min.
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