A swimming pool is fitted with three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the pool at the same time as that taken by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the pool 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. Find the time required by the third pipe to fill the pool.
(A) 10 hours
(B) 6 hours
(C) 16 hours
(D) 5 hours
A swimming pool is fitted with three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the pool at the same time as that taken by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the pool 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. Find the time required by the third pipe to fill the pool.
(A) 10 hours
(B) 6 hours
(C) 16 hours
(D) 5 hours
Harshit Singh , 3 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
