Question

If 8 taps can fill a tank in 35 minutes, how much time will be taken to fill the tank if 3 taps go out of order? (It is given that the rate of flow of water is constant)

Answer 1

If 8 taps can fill a tank in 35 minutes, how much time will be taken to fill the tank if 3 taps go out of order? (It is given that the rate of flow of water is constant)

Answer 2

Answer:

Given that,

8 taps of the same size fill a tank in 27 minutes.

So, 1 tap can fill the tank in 8×27=216 minutes

If two taps go out of order, then the remaining taps =8−2=6

Therefore, Time taken by 6 taps to fill the tank =

6

216

=36 minutes.