CAT 2022 Time and Work Question (Medium)

Question

One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If the two pipes together can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe will take how much time to fill the tank alone?

Optima Learn · Accepted Answer

To find how long the slower pipe alone would take, we need to express both pipes rates in terms of a single variable and use their combined rate. Understanding the setup Let the slower pipe s rate be r tank minute the faster pipe fills 3 times as fast, so its rate is 3r. Together they fill the tank

CAT 2022 Time and Work — Previous Year Question

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Time and Work

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