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  1. There are two pumps to fill a tank with water. First pump can fill the empty tank in 8 hours, while the second in 10 hours. If both the pumps are opened at the same time and kept open for 4 hours, the part of tank that will be filled up is:
    1. 9/10
    2. 1/10
    3. 2/5
    4. 1/5
Correct Option: A

As per the given in question , we have

Part of the tank filled in an hour by both pumps =
1
+
1
=
5 + 4
=
9
8104040

∴ Part of the tank filled in 4 hours =
4 × 9
=
9
4010



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