Pipes and Cistern Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  PIPES  AND  CISTERN  QUESTIONS

 

 

1. Inlet : A pipe connected with a tank or a cistern or a reservoir, that fills it, is known as an inlet.

 

2. Outlet : A pipe connected with a tank or cistern or reservoir, emptying it, is known as an outlet.

 

(i) If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, then:

part filled in 1 hour = 1/x

(ii) If a pipe can empty a tank in y hours, then:

part emptied in 1 hour = 1/y

(iii) If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in y hours (where y > x), then on opening both the pipes, then the net part filled in 1 hour = 1x-1y

(iv) If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in y hours (where x > y), then on opening both the pipes,  the net part emptied in 1 hour = 1y-1x

Q:

A tap can fill a tank in 20 minutes. If a leakage is capable of emptying the tank in 60 minutes, the tank will be filled in

A) 1 hour B) 45 minutes
C) 30 minutes D) 50 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30 minutes

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Two pipes namely A,B can fill a sump in 25 minutes and half an hour respectively and a pipe C can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity off the tank is

A) 450 gallons B) 300 gallons
C) 240 gallons D) 600 gallons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 450 gallons

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Pipes A, B and C are attached to an empty cistern. While the first two can fill the cistern in 4 and 10 hrs, respectively, the third can drain the cistern, when filled, in 6 hrs. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously when the cistern is half-full, how many hours will be needed to fill the cistern?

A) 30/11 B) 60/11
C) 120/11 D) 90/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30/11

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A water tank has two holes. The 1st hole alone makes the tank empty in 3 min and 2nd hole alone makes the tank empty in 5 min. If water leaks out at a constant rate, how long in minutes does it take if both the holes together empty the tank?

A) 7/8 B) 23/8
C) 13/8 D) 15/8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15/8

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Two pipes A and B can fill an empty cistern in 18 and 27 hours, respectively. Pipe C can drain the entire cistern in 45 hours when no other pipe is in operation. Initially, when the cistern was empty Pipe A and Pipe C were turned on. After a few Pipe A was turned off and Pipe B was turned on instantly. In all, it took 55 hours to fill the cistern. For how many hours was Pipe B turned on?

A) 50 B) 45
C) 27 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45

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Out of three pipes the first two can fill an empty tank in 9 and 18 hours, respectively while the third can drain the filled tank in 15 hours. If all the three pipes are opened when the tank is empty, after how many hours will the tank be full?

A) 11 B) 12
C) 10 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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