Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 77

A container has two holes. The 1^st hole alone empties the container in 15 minutes and 2^nd hole alone empties the container in 10 minutes. If water leaks out at a constant rate, how long (in minutes) does it take if both the holes together empty the container?

  1. 6

  2. \(\frac{1}{6}\)

  3. \(\frac{1}{7}\)

  4. 7

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Answer: (A) 6

Explanation

Together the holes empty 1/15 + 1/10 = 2/30 + 3/30 = 1/6 of the container per minute, so they take 6 minutes.