A pipe can fill an empty tank in 12.5 hours. At the bottom of the tank there was a leakage point which can drain the completely filled tank in 17.5 hours. The leakage point could be closed after 14 hours of opening the pipe to fill the tank. What was the total time taken (in hours) to fill the tank?
1
22.5
2
20.5
3
27
4
25