Railways Quantitative Aptitude Pipes & Cisterns Sample Paper Pipes and Cisterns Sample Test Paper-11

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    Water flows at 3 metres per sec through a pipe of radius 4 cm. How many hours will it take to fill a tank 40 metres long, 30 metres broad and 8 metres deep, if the pipe remains full?

    A)  176.6 hours

    B)  120 hours

    C)  135.5 hours

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Radius of the pipe (r) = 4 cm. = 0.04 meter Volume of water flowing out per sec \[=\pi {{r}^{2}}\times \,\,rate\,\,o\text{f}\,\text{f}low\] \[=\frac{22}{7}\times {{0.04}^{2}}\times 3\,cu\,\,meters=0.0151\,cubic\,\,m\] Time taken to fill the tank \[=40\times 30\times \frac{8}{0.0151}\sec \] \[=\frac{40\times 30\times 8}{0.01}\times \frac{1}{3600}\,hours=176.6\,hours\]


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