self Maths Puzzle


Pipe A fills a tank of 700 litres capacity at the rate of 40 litres a minute. Another pipe B fills the same tank at the rate of 30 litres a minute. A pipe at the bottom of the tank drains the tank at the rate of 20 litres a minute. If pipe A is kept open for a minute and then closed and pipe B is kept open for a minute and then closed and then pipe C is kept open for a minute and then closed and the cycle repeated, how long will it take for the empty tank to overflow?

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Among four persons Prince, Queen, Raj and Sashi. Prince takes thrice as much time as Queen to complete a piece of work. Queen takes thrice as much time as Raj and Raj takes thrice as much time as Sashi to complete the same work. One group of three of the four men can complete the work in 13 days while another group of three can do so in 31 days. Which is the group that takes 13 days?

A man takes 20 days to reach the point B under normal circumstances. But, due to the increasingly hostile weather conditions the distance they travel every day reduces by 20%. In how many days would the man reach the point B, taking into consideration weather conditions?