Practice Test Discussion

Q)

Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively. Both the pipes can fill the tank in ____ hours?


  • Explanation

    According to the formula, if pipe A can comletely fill a tank in x hours and pipe B can comletely fill a tank in y hours, then the time taken by both pipes together to fill the tank is xyx+y

    so, 10×1510+15=15025=6 hours 

    Both the pipes together can fill the tank in 6 hours.

    Hence option A is correct

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