Question

5 pipes open simultaneously will take 2 hour 30 minutes to completely fill a tank. If two of the pipes get damaged and only 3 are working, how much time will they take to fill the tank completely with water.​

Answer 1

Answer:

250 mins

Step-by-step explanation:

for 5 pipes it will take

2 hours and 30mins=150mins

for 3 pipes it will take xmins

then x =( 150×5)/3 = 250 mins

=4 hours and 10mins