A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. Find the time required by the first pipe to fill the tank ?

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Part filled in 3 minutes =
\begin{aligned}
3*\left(\frac{1}{12} + \frac{1}{15}\right) \\
= 3*\frac{9}{60} = \frac{9}{20}\\
\text{Remaining part }= 1-\frac{9}{20} \\
= \frac{11}{20} \\
=> \frac{1}{15}:\frac{11}{20}=1:X \\
=> X = \frac{11}{20}*\frac{15}{1} \\
=> X = 8.25 mins
\end{aligned}

So it will take further 8 mins 15 seconds to fill the bucket.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

We can get the answer by subtrating work done by leak in one hour by subtraction of filling for 1 hour without leak and with leak, as

Work done for 1 hour without leak = 1/3
Work done with leak =
\begin{aligned}
3\frac{1}{2} = \frac{7}{2} \\
\text{Work done with leak in 1 hr= }\frac{2}{7} \\
\text{Work done by leak in 1 hr }\\
= \frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{7} = \frac{1}{21}
\end{aligned}

So tank will be empty by the leak in 21 hours.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x minutes
then faster will fill in x/3 minutes.

Part filled by slower pipe in 1 minute = 1/x
Part filled by faster pipe in 1 minute = 3/x

Part filled by both in 1 minute = \begin{aligned}
\frac{1}{x} + \frac{3}{x}= \frac{1}{36} \\
=> \frac{4}{x} = \frac{1}{36} \\
x = 36*4 = 144 mins
\end{aligned}

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

When we have question like one is filling the tank and other is empting it, then we subtraction as,

Filled in 1 hour = 1/4
Empties in 1 hour = 1/9

Net filled in 1 hour = 1/4 - 1/9
= 5/36

So cistern will be filled in 36/5 hours i.e. 7.2 hours

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

In this type of questions we first get the filling in 1 minute for both pipes then we will add them to get the result, as

Part filled by A in 1 min = 1/20
Part filled by B in 1 min = 1/30

Part filled by (A+B) in 1 min = 1/20 + 1/30
= 1/12

So both pipes can fill the tank in 12 mins.