Comprehension Passage
There are five inlet pipes (A, B, C, D and E) and five outlet pipes (P, Q, R, S and T) connected to a tank. The first pie - chart represents the percentage of the tank filled by each inlet pipe when all the inlet pipes are opened together and the second pie - chart represents the percentage of the tank emptied by each outlet pipe when all the outlet pipes are opened together.
Total capacity of the tank = 1000 litres
Time taken to fill the tank when all the inlet pipes are opened together = 2 minutes
Time taken to empty the tank when all the outlet pipes are opened together = 1.6 minutes
If all the inlet pipes and the outlet pipes are opened together then find the time taken to empty the full tank.
1
8 minutes
2
5 minutes
3
12 minutes
4
20 minutes