A pipe is filling a tank of 200 litres capacity at 5 litres/hr.

Because of the leak it takes 80 hours more to fill the tank. What is the

rate in liters/hr at which the water is leaking?

• to fill the tank time required is 200/5=40
  and 80hr more to fill due to leakage so 40+80=120
  total rate=200/120=1.66
  so leakage rate=5-1.66 nearly 3.33
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(64) No(4)
• Time taken if no leak=200/5=40hrs
  Actual time taken=80+40=120hrs
  Let the rate at which water is leaking be xlitres/hr
  So,
  (5-x)*120=200
  or,x=10/3=3.33
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(12) No(2)
• 3.33 i think
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(4)
• normally tank fills in 200/5 = 40 hrs
  80 hrs more nneded. so it took 120 hrs (40+80)
  rate of leaking be x say
  rate of feeling = 5-x = 200/120 =5/3
  x=5-5/3 = 10/3 = 3.33
  ans : 3.33 ltr/hr
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(1)
• A fill 5 lit/hr=40 hr for 200liter
  total:40hr+80hr= 120hr equals 1 2/3 lit/hr by A
  B leakage 3 1/3 lit/hr
  
  so ans is 3 1/3 lit/hr
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• 2.5 litre/hr
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(28)
• without leak tank can b filld in 40hrs.
  with leak it takes 120 hrs to fill d tank( i.e,40+80)
  leakage in 1 hr=(1/40-1/120)=1/60
  leak wl empty the tank in 200/60 hrs = 3.33lts/hr
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• yes..but how?
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(9)
• its 2.5l/hr
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