One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in?

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The correct option is C
144 min

Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x minutes.

$∴ \frac{1}{x} + \frac{3}{x} = \frac{1}{36}$

$\frac{4}{x} = \frac{1}{36} \Leftrightarrow x = 144 m i n .$

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One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in?

The correct option is C 144 min Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x minutes. ∴ 1x+3x=136 4x=136 ⇔ x=144min.

The correct option is C
144 min

Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x minutes.

$∴ \frac{1}{x} + \frac{3}{x} = \frac{1}{36}$

$\frac{4}{x} = \frac{1}{36} \Leftrightarrow x = 144 m i n .$