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A pipe can fill a tank in 20 h. Due to a leak in the bottom, it is filled in 40 h. If the tank is full, how much time will the leak take to empty it ?
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- 40 h
- 30 h
- 50 h
- 30 h
Correct Option: A
Let the leak empties the full tank in x h, then
Part emptied in 1 by leak = 1/x
Part filled by inlet in 1 h = 1/20
According to the question,
1/20 + 1/x = 1/40
∴ 1/x = 1/40 - 1/20 = 1- 2/40 = -1/40 [-ve sign Indicates emptying.]
Clearly, leak will empty the full tank in 40 h.
