Question

5.
One tank can be filled up by two taps in
6 hours. The smaller tap alone takes 5 hours
more than the bigger tap alone. Find the time
required by each tap to fill the tank
separately.
[4 Marks]​

Answer 1

Answer:

Smaller Tap- 5.5 hrs

Bigger Tap- 0.5 hrs

Step-by-step explanation:

Let smaller tap be x

Bigger be y

x+y=6

x=y+5

y+5+y=6

2y= 1

y= 0.5

similarly,

x=5.5