How many hours does it take to fill an empty tank?

Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and pipe B can fill it in 6 hours. If they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first then in how many hours, the tank shall be full? 8). Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 6 hours and pipe B in 8 hours.

How many pipes does it take to fill a tank?

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hrs and 9 hrs respectively when working alone. A third pipe C can empty the same tank in 8 hrs. The pipes are operated such that A and Care open for the first couple of hrs, then again B and C for the next 2 hrs, again A and C for the next 2 hrs, and so on.

How long does it take to empty a three fourths tank?

A tap can fill a tank in 16 hours whereas another tap can empty the tank it in 8 hours. If in a three fourth filled tank both the taps are opened, then how long will it take to empty the tank in this scenario? 15. If pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 min and 24 mins respectively and pipe C empties the tank in 12 mins.

How long does it take for a cistern to fill up?

Two pipes A and B can fill an empty cistern in 1.8 and 2.7 hours, respectively. Pipe C can drain the entire cistern in 4.5 hours when no other pipe is in operation. Initially when the cistern was empty Pipe A and Pipe C were turned on.

How long does it take to fill an outflow pipe?

So time to fill is 30 hours . A simple answer is 30 hours because the leakage takes away 2/3rds of the inflow. Assuming the data has ben collected from observations and not calculatrd based upon the maximum flowrate for the outflow pipe then that will be fairly accurate.

How long does it take to fill and empty a cistern?

A cistern can be filled separately by two pipes P and Q in 45 minutes and 35 minutes respectively. A tap R at the bottom can empty the full cistern in 30 minutes.

How many m3 does it take to fill up a tank?

As pipe a can fill it in 10 hours means it is delivering 15 m3 per hour. And pipe b is empting it in 15 hours means it is throwing out 10 m3 per hour. The net water getting fill in the tank when both taps are open is 15–10= 5 m3/hour.