Q49. Two pipes can fill an empty tank separately in 24minutes and 40 minutes respectively and a third pipe can empty 30 gallons of water per minute all the three pipes are open, empty tank becomes full in one hour. The capacity of the tank (in gallons) is
(b) 600
Capacity of tank = x gallons
According to the question
60(x24+x40−30)=xx24+x40−30=x60x24+x40=x60=305x+3x−2x120=306x120=306x120=306x=120×30x=120×306=600 gallons