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Question 1:
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37.5 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. This cistern will be filled in half an hour if both the pipes are opened together initially and pipe B is then turned off after X minutes.What is X?
A. 10 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 12 minutes
D. 9 minutes
Feedback Let B be turned off after X minutes.
Part of water will be filled by A + B in x minutes + After tap B is closed rest filled by A in (30-x) minutes = 1
=> x/(time taken to fill the container by each separately) + 30 - x/(time taken to fill the container by A alone) = 1
=> x(2/75 + 1/45) + (30-x)2/75 = 1
=> 11x + 180 – 6x = 225
Therefore, x = 9 minutes
Part of water will be filled by A + B in x minutes + After tap B is closed rest filled by A in (30-x) minutes = 1
=> x/(time taken to fill the container by each separately) + 30 - x/(time taken to fill the container by A alone) = 1
=> x(2/75 + 1/45) + (30-x)2/75 = 1
=> 11x + 180 – 6x = 225
Therefore, x = 9 minutes
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