Question

A pipe can fill a tank in 16 hours .due to a leak in the bottom ,it is filled in 24 hours .if the tank is full how much time will the leak take to empty it?​

Answer 1

the answer of the question is 48 hours

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

A pipe can fill a tank in 16 hour .

so let it be 1/16 .

due to a leak on the button it is filled in 24 hour .

let it be 1/24

according to the question ,

1/16 -1/24

= 1/48 .

so ,

time taken by the leak to empty the tank = 1/48÷1

= 48 hrs .

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