Elitmus
Exam
Numerical Ability
Pipes and Cistern
A cistern is provided with two pipes A and B. A can fill it in 20 minutes and B can empty it in 30 minutes. If A and B be kept open alternately for one minute each, how soon will the cistern be filled?
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- ans is 2 hours
- 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
- TAP -A -20 mints -> 3 L/mint
TAP -B - 30 mints -->2 L/mint
Tank will be full in 60 mints
so A-B+A-B+A-B..................... = TF
=> 1.5-1 = 0.5
1 * 60 = 60 mints
0.5 * 120 mints or 2 hrs - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(4)
- Total unit of work = 60(lcm of 20 and 30)
a's efficiency=3, b's efficiency= -2
therefore net amount of work done in 2 min = 1 unit
now in 57 min, i.e actually 114 min, work done is 57/60
remaining 1/20 work will be done by a in 1 min, i.e 115 min is the answer
It can also be done by fraction:
1/20 - 1/30 = 1/60
and proceeding as above - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- A 1 min work=1/20
B 1 min work= -1/30
A/q
=>A+B+A+B+....=1(total work)
1/20-1/30+1/20-1/30....=1
1/60+1/60+1/60+....=1
means 1/60 work is done in 2 min
1 work is done in=2*60=120min or 2hr (ans) - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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