Question

7. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 1/3 hours to fill the
tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in_________
hours​

Answer 1

Answer:

14 hrs

Step-by-step explanation:

Rate of filling the Tank by Pump : 1/2

Rate of leak while water is being pumped in the tank:

3/7

Rate of leak in the tank: 1 hour =(1/2-3/7) =1/14

∴ Leak will empty the tank in 14 hrs.

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