An engine pumps 1340 litres of water in a minute. How many hours would it need to pump 289400 litres of water. solve it step by step .
Answers
An engine pumps out of 850 liters of water in one minute.
A/q,
It will take to pump out 1377000 liters of water in = 1377000/850/60 hours
= 27 hours
Hence, It will take to pump out 1377000 liters of water in 27 hours. Answer
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Therefore the number of hours taken to pump 2,89,400 liters of water is 3.6.
Given:
The number of liters pumped by an engine = 1340 liters/min
To Find:
The number of hours would it take to pump 289400 liters of water?
Solution:
The given question can be solved as shown below.
Given that,
The number of liters of water pumped per min = 1340 liters
Total time taken to pump 289400 liters of water = 289400/(Number of liters pumped per minute)
⇒ Total time taken to pump 289400 liters of water = 289400/1340 = 216 mins
⇒ Total time taken to pump 289400 liters of water in hours = 216/60 = 3.6 hours.
Therefore the number of hours taken to pump 2,89,400 liters of water is 3.6.
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