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A water tank has been fitted with two taps P and Q and a drain pipe R. Taps P and Q fill at the rate of 12 litres per minute and 10 litres per minute respectively.
Consider the following statements SI, S2 and S3 :
S1 : Pipe R drains out at the rate of 6 litres per minute
S2 : If both the taps and the drain pipe are opened simultaneously, then the tank is filled in 5 hours 45 minutes.
S3 : Pipe R drains out (fully) the filled tank in 15 hours 20 minutes.
To know what is the capacity of the tank, which one of the following is correct ?

A

S2 is only sufficient

B

SI, S2 and S3 are necessary

C

Any two out of SI, S2 and S3 are sufficient

D

None of the above

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