Pipes and Cistern Questions

Three pipe P, Q and R can fill a tank in 12 minutes, 18 minutesand 24 minutes respectively. The pipe R is closed 12 minutesbefore the tank is filled. In what time the tank is full?

A water tank is 2/5 th full. Inlet A can fill the tank in 12 minutes while an outlet pipe B can empty it in 6minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely?

A pipe, working at full speed, can fill an empty cistern in 1 hour. However, during the first hour it worked at one-twelfth of its capacity, during the second hour at one-ninth of its capacity, during the third hour at one-sixth of its usual capacity and during the fifth hour it was only one -third as efficient as it was supposed to be. A second pipe also displayed similar performance, but if it worked at full speed would have filled the empty cistern in 2 hours. Together with a drain pipe that drained water out of the tank at a constant rate, the empty cistern could be filled in 5 hours, all the three pipes working concurrently. How many hours will it take the drain pipe to empty the filled cistern if no other pipe was functioning during the time?

A tank can be filled in 30 minutes. There is a leakage which can empty the tank in 90 minutes. Therefore, the tank will be filled in

Raghu's tanker can fill a cistern in 4 hours. After half the cistern is filled, three more similar tankers are opened. What is the total time taken to fillthe cistern completely?

Two valves P and B can fill a sump in 37.5 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. Both valves are opened. The sump will be filled in just 30 minutes, if valve B is turned off after

Pipes A and B, when working together, can fill an empty tank in 8 hours. If B is stopped after 2 hours, it will take a total of 11 hrs to fill the tank. How long would it take A to fill the empty tank alone?

A tap can fill a tank in 50 minutes. If the tank has a leakage which alone is capable of emptying the tank in 2.5 hours, the tank will now be filled in