A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 minutes and pipe B can empty in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it take to empty or fill the tank completely ?

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Work done by the inlet in 1 hour =
\begin{aligned}
\frac{1}{6}-\frac{1}{8} = \frac{1}{24} \\
\text{Work done by inlet in 1 min} \\
= \frac{1}{24}*\frac{1}{60}\\
= \frac{1}{1440} \\
=> \text{Volume of 1/1440 part = 4 liters} \\

\end{aligned}

Volume of whole = (1440 * 4) litres = 5760 litres.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Suppose, first pipe alone takes x hours to fill the tank .

Then, second and third pipes will take (x -5) and (x - 9) hours respectively to fill the tank.

As per question, we get
\begin{aligned}
\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{x-5} = \frac{1}{x-9} \\
=> \frac{x-5+x}{x(x-5)} = \frac{1}{x-9}\\
=> (2x - 5)(x - 9) = x(x - 5)\\
=> x^2 - 18x + 45 = 0
\end{aligned}

After solving this euation, we get
(x-15)(x+3) = 0,
As value can not be negative, so x = 15

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

There are two important points to learn in this type of question,
First, if both will open then tank will be empty first.

Second most important thing is,
If we are calculating filling of tank then we will subtract as (filling-empting)

If we are calculating empting of thank then we will subtract as (empting-filling)

So lets come on the question now,

Part to emptied 2/5

Part emptied in 1 minute =
\begin{aligned}
\frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{10} \\
= \frac{1}{15} \\
=> \frac{1}{15}:\frac{2}{5}::1:x \\
=> \frac{2}{5}*15 = 6 mins

\end{aligned}

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Capacity of the tank = (12*13.5) litres
= 162 litres
Capacity of each bucket = 9 litres.
So we can get answer by dividing total capacity of tank by total capacity of bucket.
Number of buckets needed = (162/9) = 18 buckets

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