{"id":153105,"date":"2023-07-28T12:57:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=153105"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:27:47","slug":"a-tank-can-be-filled-in-10-hours-after-a-leak-in-its-bottom-it-takes-12-hours-to-fill-the-tank-find-the-time-taken-by-the-leak-to-empty-the-full-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-tank-can-be-filled-in-10-hours-after-a-leak-in-its-bottom-it-takes-12-hours-to-fill-the-tank-find-the-time-taken-by-the-leak-to-empty-the-full-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"A tank can be filled in 10 hours. After a leak in its bottom, it takes 12 hours to fill the tank. Find the time taken by the leak to empty the full tank?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Question<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">A tank can be filled in 10 hours. After a leak in its bottom, it takes 12 hours to fill the tank. Find the time taken by the leak to empty the full tank?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">multiple_choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>45 hours<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>60 hours<\/td><td>correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>50 hours<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>55 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 in one hour before the leak =\u00a01\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the tank filled in one hour after the leak =\u00a01\/12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the tank emptied in one hour by the leak =\u00a01\/10 &#8211; 1\/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-133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153106\" width=\"137\" height=\"47\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1\/60 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>part of tank will be emptied in one hour by the leak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2234 The full tank will be emptied by the leak in 60 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apply formula; =\u00a0 <\/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-135.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153108\" width=\"54\" height=\"44\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>X = 10 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y = 12 hours<\/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-136.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153109\" width=\"110\" height=\"40\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question A tank can be filled in 10 hours. After a leak in its bottom, it takes 12 hours to fill the tank. Find the time taken by the leak to empty the full tank? 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