Home
Class 14
MATHS
A tap can fill a tank completely in 8 ho...

A tap can fill a tank completely in 8 hours. After half the tank is filled, one more similar tap is opened. What is the time taken to fill tank completely ?

A

6 hours

B

`6'1/2` hours

C

`5'1/2` hours

D

`7'1/2` hours

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely? 3 h r s .15 m in b. 3 h r s 45 m in c. 4 h r s d. 4 h r s 15 m in

A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. The part of the tank filled in 1 hour is ………..

A tank can be filled by tap A in 4 hours while tap B can fill the same in 6 hours. Tap C can empty the filled tank in 8 hours. If all the three taps are opened simultaneously. How much approximate time will be taken to fill tank completely ?

Taps A and B can fill a tank in 2 and 8 hours, respectively. Tap C can empty the filled tank in 4 hours. If all the three taps are turned on simultaneously, how much time will it tank to fill the tank completely? (a)3 hours (b) (9)/(2) hours (c) (3)/(8) hours (d) (8)/(3) hours

A tank fills completely in 2 hours if both the taps are open. If only one of the taps is open at the given time, the smaller tap takes 3 hours more than the larger one to fill the tank. How much times does each tap take to fill the tank completely?

If 4 taps can fill a tank in 10 hours, then in how many hours can 6 taps fill the same tank ?

A tap can fill a tank in 10 hours and another tap can empty the tank in 15 hours. If both the taps are opened together how much time will be taken to fill (2)/(3) of the tank.