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An electric pump can fill a tank in 3 hours. Because of a leak in the tank, it took 3 hours 30 min to fill the tank. In what time the leak can drain out all the water of the tank and will make tank empty ?

  • A.10 hours
  • B.13 hours
  • C.17 hours
  • D.21 hours

Answer: D

We can get the answer by subtracting work done by leak in one hour by subtraction of

filling for 1 hour without leak and with leak, as

Work done for 1 hour without leak = 1/3

Work done with leak =

capture1 Dup 5 -78958824
So tank will be empty by the leak in 21 hours.

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