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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

Three pipes A, B and C are installed to fill a tank. Pipes A and B opened together can fill the tank in the same time in which \(C\) can alone fill the tank. If pipe \(B\) can fill the tank 15 minutes faster than pipe \(A\) and 5 minutes slower than pipe \(C\), then the time required by pipe \(A\) to fill the tank alone is:

  1. A 20 minutes
  2. B 30 minutes
  3. C 24 minutes
  4. D 36 minutes
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(B) 30 minutes

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\(t_B = t_A - 15\) \(t_C = t_B - 5 = t_A - 20\) \(\frac{1}{t_A} + \frac{1}{t_B} = \frac{1}{t_C}\) \(\frac{1}{t_A} + \frac{1}{t_A - 15} = \frac{1}{t_A - 20}\) \((2t_A - 15)(t_A - 20) = t_A(t_A - 15)\) \(2t_A^2 - 55t_A + 300 = t_A^2 - 15t_A\) \(t_A^2 - 40t_A + 300 = 0\)…
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