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

Answer:48 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the time taken by the leak to empty the tank be x hours.

A.T.Q

1/16+1/x=1/24

1/x=1/16-1/24

1/x=3-2/48

1/x=1/48

x=48 hours