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SNAP practice question.
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It takes 6 hours for pump A, used alone, to fill a tank of water. Pump B alone takes 8 hours to fill the same
tank. A, B and another pump C all together fill the tank in 2 hours. How long would pump C take, used alone,
to fill the tank?
A 4.8
B 6
C 5.6
D 3
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Solution:
Assuming tank volume to be 48 litres,
Flow rate through pump A = 48/6 = 8 litres/hr
Flow rate through pump B = 48/8 = 6 litres/hr
Flow rate through pumps A, B, C together = 48/2 = 24 litres/hr
So, flow rate of pump C alone = 24 - (8+6) = 10 litres/hr
Time taken by C alone to fill the tank = 48/10 = 4.8 hrs
