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  • Question

  • 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day should 4 pumps work in order to empty the tank in 1 day?


  • Options
  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 8
  • D. 15

  • Correct Answer
  • 12 

    Explanation

    3 pumps, can empty a tank in 2 days by working 8 hours a day.
    1 pumps, can empty a tank in 2 days by working 8 x 3 hours a day.
    1 pumps, can empty a tank in 1 days by working 8 x 3 x 2hours a day.
    4 pumps, can empty a tank in 1 days by working 8 x 3 x 2 / 4 hours a day.
    4 pumps, can empty a tank in 1 days by working 2 x 3 x 2 hours a day.
    4 pumps, can empty a tank in 1 days by working 12 hours a day.

    • More questions

    • 1. 
      ?. x 2 ? 6x = 7
      ?. 2y 2 + 13y + 15 = 0

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
      • Discuss
    • 2. 
      If U = {a, b, c, d, e, f}, A = {a, b, c}, find (U ? A)?.

    • Options
    • A. U
    • B. A
    • C. ?
    • D. None of these
      • Discuss
    • 3. 
      Mukul's income is 10% more than Sunil's. How much less is Sunil's income than that of Mukul's?

    • Options
    • A. 8.09 %
    • B. 9.09 %
    • C. 7.09 %
    • D. 7.90 %
      • Discuss
    • 4. 3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511

    • Options
    • A. 7
    • B. 15
    • C. 39
    • D. 63
    • E. 127
      • Discuss
    • 5. 19, 26, 33, 46, 59, 74, 91

    • Options
    • A. 26
    • B. 33
    • C. 46
    • D. 59
    • E. 74
      • Discuss
    • 6. If the number 481 * 673 is completely divisible by 9, then the smallest whole number in place of * will be:

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 5
    • C. 6
    • D. 7
    • E. None of these
      • Discuss
    • 7. 6, 13, 18, 25, 30, 37, 40

    • Options
    • A. 25
    • B. 30
    • C. 37
    • D. 40
      • Discuss
    • 8. 
      The true discount on a certain bill due for nine months at 4 % simple interest is ?150. Find the amount of the bill.

    • Options
    • A. ?5150
    • B. ?5250
    • C. ?4750
    • D. ?5650
      • Discuss
    • 9. 
      The present worth of $ 220.50 due in 2 years reckoning compound interest at 5 % is :

    • Options
    • A. $ 200
    • B. $ 197.5
    • C. $ 202
    • D. $ 192.25
      • Discuss
    • 10. 
      The value of 12x2y4z3 ÷ (2xy2 × 3yz2) will be :

    • Options
    • A. 2xyz
    • B. xyz
    • C. 1 xyz
    • D. 2 xyz
      • Discuss

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