Railways PYQCBT 1 2020

RRB NTPC · Question 9

Three pipes, A and B and C, can fill a tank in 15 hours, 12 hours, and 18 hours, respectively. If both pipes A and C are opened simultaneously into the empty tank, then the time taken (in hours) to fill the tank will be:

  1. \(8\frac{2}{{11}}\)

  2. \(6\frac{5}{9}\)

  3. \(7\frac{2}{3}\)

  4. \(9\frac{3}{5}\)

Show answer & explanation

Answer: (A) \(8\frac{2}{{11}}\)

Explanation

Pipes A and C together fill 1/15 + 1/18 = 6/90 + 5/90 = 11/90 of the tank per hour, so they take 90/11 = 8 2/11 hours.