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How To Solve Pipes & Cisterns Questions Quickly
Methods to Solve Pipes and cisterns questions quickly
On this page we will discuss how we can solve Pipes and Cisterns Questions Quickly as pipes and cistern is an important topic related to placement Exams.
How To Solve Pipes and Cisterns Questions Quickly
On this page we have considered the following types of questions:-
- Calculate time taken to fill a tank by two or more pipes.
- Calculate time taken to fill a tank having a hole or leakage.
- Calculate Time Taken When Pipes Are Opened For Different Periods
- Identify the Objective:
Determine what the question is asking you to find, whether it’s asking about the time taken to fill/empty the tank, the work rate of a particular pipe, or any other related information. - Apply the fundamental formula: Time = Volume / Rate
- Depending on the situation, use the appropriate formulas for pipes working together, individually, or against each other. Refer to the earlier provided formulas for these scenarios.
So let us solve each type of problem on How To Solve Pipes and Cisterns Questions one by one to understand the concept more clearly and efficiently.
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Type 1: Calculate time taken to fill a tank by two or more pipes
Question 1.Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will be taken to fill the tank?
Options:
A. 3 hrs and 11 mins
B. 30 hrs and 10 mins
C. 3 hrs and 10 mins
D. 2 hrs and \frac{8}{11} mins
Solution: Part of the tank filled by pipe A = \frac{1}{5}
Part of the tank filled by pipe B = \frac{1}{6}
Together they take = \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{11}{30}
Therefore, pipes A and B can fill the tank in \frac{30}{11} hours
Correct option: D
Question 2. There are two pipe A and B connected to a tank. The tank can be filled in 6 minutes, if pipe A takes 5 minutes less than pipe B, How much time will pipe B take if it is alone filling the tank.
Options:
A. 15 min
B. 12 min
C. 10 min
D. 5 min
Solution: Time taken by Pipe A to fill the tank = x minutes
Therefore, pipe B will fill the bucket in (x+5) minutes.
Now, when both the pipes are filling the tank = \frac{1}{x}+ \frac{1}{x+5} = \frac{1}{6}
On solving we get, x = 10
So, pipe A can fill in 10 minutes and pipe B can fill the bucket in (x+5)= 10+ 5 =15 mins.
Correct option: A
Question 3. Three Pipes P1, P2, P3 can fill a swimming pool in 6 hours. The pipe P3 is twice as fast as P2 and P2 is twice as fast as P1. Find out how much time will pipe P1 alone take to fill the swimming pool?
Options:
A. 35 hrs
B. 42 hrs
C. 24 hrs
D. 38 hrs
Solution: Let the Pipe P1 take ‘a’ hours to fill the swimming pool
It means P2 and P3 will take \frac{a}{2} and \frac{a}{4} respectively
Now together they takes 5 hours
Therefore \frac{1}{x} + \frac{2}{x} + \frac{4}{x} = \frac{1}{6}
\frac{7}{x} = \frac{1}{6}
x = 42 hrs.
Therefore, a will take 42 hours
Correct option: B
Type 2: Calculate time taken to fill a tank having a hole or leakage
Question 1. A cistern takes 5 hrs to be filled by pipe. But there is one leakage in the pipe due to which it takes 10 hrs. Find out how much time will the leakage pipe to empty the cistern?
Options:
A. 10 hrs
B. 10 min
C. 20 hrs
D. 20 min
Solution: Cistern is filled in 5 hours,
Therefore in 1 hour part filled is = \frac{1}{5}
Now, due to leakage in pipe, filled part in 1 hour = 1/10
Part of the cistern emptied, due to leakage in 1 hour = \frac{1}{5} – \frac{1}{10} = \frac{1}{10}
Therefore the leak pipe will empty the cistern in 10 hrs.
Correct option: A
Question 2. A pipe can fill a vessel with milk in two hours. But there was a leakage in the pipe which made it took \frac{7}{3} hours to fill the vessel with milk. The leak can drain all the milk of the vessel in how much time?
Options:
A. 10 hrs
B. 11 hrs
C. 7 hrs
D. 14 hrs
Solution: Due to leak the vessel filled in one hour = \frac{1}{2}– \frac{3}{7} = \frac{1}{14}
It means leak will empty the vessel in 14 hrs.
Correct option: D
Question 3. There are two rivers R1 and R2. Both the rivers can fill a dam in 12 and 20 hours respectively. The rivers are opened simultaneously. An engineer found that there is a hole in the dam due to which half hour extra is taken for the dam to be filled up completely. If the dam is completely full then in what time will the leak empty it?
Options:
A. 100 hrs
B. 110 hrs
C. 107 hrs
D. 120 hrs
Solution: Dam filled by both rivers in one hour = \frac{1}{12}+ \frac{1}{20}= \frac{2}{15}
Therefore both rivers filled the dam in \frac{15}{2} hrs.
Now, due to leakage both rivers filled the dam in \frac{15}{2} + \frac{30 min}{60 min} = 8hrs.
Due to leakage, part filled in one hour = \frac{1}{8}
Therefore, part of dam emptied, due to leakage in one hour = \frac{2}{15} – \frac{1}{8}= \frac{1}{120}
Therefore, in 120 hrs, the leak would empty the dam.
Correct option: D
Type 3: Calculate Time Taken When Pipes Are Opened For Different Periods
Question 1: Two taps T1 and T2 can fill a bucket in 10 minutes and 15 minutes. Both the taps are opened together. However, after 2 minutes, tap T1 is closed. What is the total time required to fill the bucket?
Options:
A. 11 min and 20 sec
B. 15 min and 20 sec
C. 13 min and 40 sec
D. 15 min and 40 sec
Solution: Part filled in 2 min = 2 * ( \frac{1}{10} + \frac{1}{15}) = 2 * \frac{5}{30}= \frac{5}{15}
Remaining part = (1- \frac{1}{3}) = \frac{2}{3}
Now, part filled by tap T2 = \frac{1}{20}
Therefore, \frac{1}{20}: \frac{2}{3}:: 1 : x
On solving we get x = \frac{40}{3} (13 min 20 sec)
Therefore, the bucket will be filled in = 2 minutes + 13 minutes + 20seconds = 15 min and 20 sec
Correct option: B
Question 2. A pond can be filled by two pipes P1 and P2. P1 takes 3 hours and P2 takes 5 hours. There is another pipe P3 attached to the pond which can empty the pond in 7 hours. If all the pipes are opened at the same time then in how much time will the empty pond be fully filled?
Options:
A. \frac{105}{41}hrs
B. 41 hrs
C. \frac{134}{43} hrs
D. \frac{122}{13} hrs
Solution: Time taken by Pipe P1 to fill the tank = 3 hr
Time taken by pipe P2 to fill the tank = 5 hr
Time taken by pipe P3 to empty the tank = 7 hr
Therefore, pipe P1 and P2 fills \frac{1}{3} th and \frac{1}{5}th part of the pond in 1 hour respectively.
Part of the pond emptied in 1 hour by pipe P3 = \frac{1}{7}
Therefore, in 1 hour part of the pond filled is = ( \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{5} – \frac{1}{7}) = \frac{41}{105}
Therefore, tank will be filled completely in \frac{105}{41} hrs
Correct option: A
Question 3.Pipe M takes 12, pipe N takes 16, and Pipe O takes 20 minutes to fill a water container. Pipe M was opened first. After 2 minute, pipe N was opened. After 2 minutes from the start of N, pipe O was also opened. Find the time when water container will be full after opening of pipe O?
Options:
A. \frac{321}{47} min
B. \frac{311}{47} min
C. \frac{1621}{47} min
D. \frac{321}{22} min
Solution: Let water container get full in x min.
Then part filled by pipe M in x min + part filled by pipe N in (x-2) min + part filled by pipe O in (x-4) min = 1
\frac{x}{12} + \frac{x – 2 }{16} + \frac{x – 4 }{20} = 1
x = \frac{162}{47} = \frac{321}{47} min
Correct option: A
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