{"id":153095,"date":"2023-07-28T12:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=153095"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:24:05","slug":"two-pipes-can-fill-a-tank-in-6-hours-and-8-hours-respectively-a-third-pipe-can-empty-the-same-tank-in-12-hours-if-all-the-pipes-start-working-together-how-long-it-will-take-to-fill-the-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/two-pipes-can-fill-a-tank-in-6-hours-and-8-hours-respectively-a-third-pipe-can-empty-the-same-tank-in-12-hours-if-all-the-pipes-start-working-together-how-long-it-will-take-to-fill-the-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 hours and 8 hours respectively. A third pipe can empty the same tank in 12 hours. If all the pipes start working together, how long it will take to fill the tank?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Question<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 hours and 8 hours respectively. A third pipe can empty the same tank in 12 hours. If all the pipes start working together, how long it will take to fill the tank?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">multiple_choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>4 hours<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>4.5 hours<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>4.8 hours<\/td><td>correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>5.2 hours<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solution : <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the tank filled by two pipes in one hour =\u00a01\/6 \u00a0+\u00a01\/8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the tank emptied by the third pipe in one hour =\u00a01\/12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2234 Net part of the tank filled in one hour =\u00a0 1\/6\u00a0+1\/8\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a01\/12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-131.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153101\" width=\"143\" height=\"52\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5\/24 Part of tank can be filled in one hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2234 The whole tank will be filled in\u00a0 24\/5 \u00a0= 4.8 hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question Two pipes can fill a tank in 6 hours and 8 hours respectively. A third pipe can empty the same tank in 12 hours. If all the pipes start working together, how long it will take to fill the tank? 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