A tap takes 36 hours extra to fill a tank due to a leakage equivalent to half of its inflow. The inflow can fill in how many hours?One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together, the two pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the faster pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in
48 minutes
47 minutes
46 minutes
50 minutes
Explanation:
The faster pipe is equivalent to 3 slower pipes. Both them together is equivalent to 4 slower pipes.
Therefore, 4 slower pipes together can fill the tank in 36 minutes.
=> 1 slower pipe can fill the tank in 36×4 minute.
=> 1 faster pipe can fill the tank in $\dfrac{36×4}{3}$=48 minutes.
The faster pipe is equivalent to 3 slower pipes. Both them together is equivalent to 4 slower pipes.
Therefore, 4 slower pipes together can fill the tank in 36 minutes.
=> 1 slower pipe can fill the tank in 36×4 minute.
=> 1 faster pipe can fill the tank in $\dfrac{36×4}{3}$=48 minutes.