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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A pipe can fill a tank in 2 hours. Because of a leak in the tank, the pipe takes 2 hours 40 minutes to fill the tank. The time the leakage takes to empty the full tank is :

  1. A 6 hours
  2. B 8 hours
  3. C 10 hours
  4. D 12 hours
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(B) 8 hours

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\( \frac{1}{T_{leak}} = \frac{1}{T_{pipe}} - \frac{1}{T_{pipe+leak}} \) \( \frac{1}{T_{leak}} = \frac{1}{2 \text{ h}} - \frac{1}{2 \text{ h } 40 \text{ min}} \) \( \frac{1}{T_{leak}} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{8/3} \) \( \frac{1}{T_{leak}} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{8} \)…