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:
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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.