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Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is?


A

60 gallons

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100 gallons

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C

120 gallons

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180 gallons

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E

200 gallons

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Solution

The correct option is C

120 gallons


Work done by the waste pipe in 1 minute

=115(120+124)=(11511120)=140. [ve sign means emptying]

Volume of 1/40 part = 3 gallons.

Total volume =3×40 gallons = 120 gallons.


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