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Pipe A can fill the tank in 8 hours and pipe B can fill it in 12 hours. If pipe A is opened at 7:00 am and pipe B is opened at 9:00 am, then at what time will the tank be full?

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Pipes A, B and C can fill an empty tank in hours, if all the three pipes are opened simultaneously. A and B are filling pipes and C is an emptying pipe. Pipe A can fill tank in 15 hours and pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. In how long (in hours) can pipe B alone fill the empty tank?

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Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hours and 24 hours, respectively, whereas pipe C and empty the full tank is 40 hours. All three pipes are opened together, but pipe C is closed after 10 hours. After how many hours will the remaining part of the tank be filled?

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There are 3 taps, A, B and C, in a tank. These can fill the tank in 10 h, 20 h and 25 h, respectively. At first, all three taps are opened simultaneously. After 2 h, tap C is closed and tap A and B keep running. After 4 h, tap B is also closed. The remaining tank is filled by tap A alone. Find the percentage of work done by tap A itself.

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Pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 30h, 40h and 60h respectively. Pipes A, B and C are opened at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., and 10 a.m., respectively on the same day. When will the tank be full?

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Pipes A and B can fill a tank in one hour and two hours respectively while pipe C can empty the filled up tank in one hour and fifteen minutes. A and C are turned on together at 9 a.m. After 2 hours. Only A is closed and B is turned on. When will the tank be emptied?

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Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in hours and 25 hours, respectively. The pipes are opened simultaneously and it is found that due to a leakage in the bottom, it took 1 hour 40 minutes more to fill the cistern. When the cistern is full, in how much time will the leak empty the cistern?

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