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A cistern can be filled by 3 pipes in 30, 40 and 60 min and emptied by an escape pipe in half an hour the 3 taps are turned on at noon but…

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A cistern can be filled by 3 pipes in 30, 40 and 60 min and emptied by an escape pipe in half an hour the 3 taps are turned on at noon but the escape pipe is at the same time accidentally left open a
  • A60 min
  • B90 min
  • C120 min
  • D150 min
Correct answer: C

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CCommunity
120 min

Let the total time be x min
x/30 + x/40 + x/60 – x/15 = 1
=> x = 120 min