If pipe A alone is opened, the tank will be filled in 8 minutes. If pipe B alone is opened, the tank wil emptied in 12 minutes. If both are opened together, in how many minutes will the tank be filled?
A6
B10
C4
D24
Answer:
D. 24
Read Explanation:
Total capacity of tank = LCM[8, 12] = 24
Efficiency of A = 24/8 = 3
Efficiency of B = 24/-12 = -2
Efficiency of A and B = 3 + -2 = 1
Time taken by both the pipes to fill the tank = 24/1
= 24 minute