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 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

A) 1 hour B) 1 hour 15 minutes
C) 1 hour 25 minutes D) 1 hour 30 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 hour 15 minutes

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One of the two inlet pipes works twice as efficiently as the other. The two, working alongside a drain pipe that can empty a cistern all by itself in 8 hours, can fill the empty cistern in 8 hours. How many hours will the less efficient inlet pipe take to fill the empty cistern by itself?

A) 12 B) 6
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

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Pipe A can empty a filled tank in 28 hours while Pipe B can fill the same tank, when empty in 35 hrs. If alternatively Pipes A and B are turned on for an hour each time, starting when the tank is full, how long will it take to empty the tank?

A) 279 hrs B) 271 hrs
C) 275 hrs D) 280 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 271 hrs

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One pipe can fill an empty cistern in 4 hours while another can drain the cistern when full in 10 hours. Both the pipes were turned on when the cistern was half-empty. How long will it take for the cistern to be full?

A) 3 hours 20 minutes B) 6 hours 40 minutes
C) 4 hours 20 minutes D) 5 hours 30 minutes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3 hours 20 minutes

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Two pipes can fill a cistern in 28 and 21 hours respectively and an another pipe can empty 30 gallons of water per hour. All the three pipes working together can fill the empty cistern in 84 hours. What is the capacity (in gallons) of the cistern?

 

A) 350 B) 450
C) 420 D) 480
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 420

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A sump is filled by three tankers with uniform flow. The first two tankers operating simultaneously fill the sump in the same time during which the sump is filled by the third tanker alone. The second tanker fills the sump 5 hours faster than the first tanker and 4 hours slower than the third tanker. The time required by the first tanker is:

 

A) 16hours B) 9hours
C) 10hours D) 15hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15hours

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A pipe can fill a sump with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 2/3 hrs to fill the sump. The leak can drain all the water of the sump in

A) 8 hrs B) 15 hrs
C) 6 hrs D) 11 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8 hrs

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A flask has two holes. The 1st hole alone makes the flask empty in 9 minutes and 2nd hole alone makes the flask empty in 16 minutes. If water leaks out at a constant rate, how long in minutes does it take if both the holes together empty the flask?

A) 19/25 B) 41925
C) 52025 D) 51925
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 51925

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