Pipes P and Q together can fill the tank in 24 minutes and pipes Q an...
Pipe P alone fill the tank = 1/24 – 1/60 = 5/120 – 2/120 = 3/120 = 1/40 = 40 minutes
Pipe P double its efficiency:
The time taken by pipe P alone to fill the tank = 40 * 1/2 = 20 minutes
Pipe R reduced half of its efficiency:
The time taken by pipe R alone to fill the tank = 30 * 2 = 60 minutes
The time taken by pipes P and R together to fill the tank = 1/20 + 1/60 = (3 + 1)/60 = 4/60 = 1/15 = 15 minutes
Pipes P and Q together can fill the tank in 24 minutes and pipes Q an...
Given:
- Pipes P and Q together can fill the tank in 24 minutes.
- Pipes Q and R together can fill the tank in 60 minutes and 30 minutes respectively.
Assumptions:
- Let the efficiency of pipe P be x units/minute, the efficiency of pipe Q be y units/minute, and the efficiency of pipe R be z units/minute.
- The total capacity of the tank is 1 unit.
- The efficiency of a pipe is directly proportional to the amount of water it can fill in a minute.
To Find:
- The time taken by pipe P and R together to fill the tank.
Analysis:
- Pipe P and Q together can fill the tank in 24 minutes, so their combined efficiency is 1/24 unit/minute.
- Pipe Q and R together can fill the tank in 60 minutes and 30 minutes respectively, so their combined efficiency is 1/60 + 1/30 = 1/40 unit/minute.
Solution:
- Let's calculate the individual efficiencies of pipes P, Q, and R using the given information.
Efficiency of pipe P and Q together = 1/24 unit/minute
Efficiency of pipe Q and R together = 1/40 unit/minute
- Now, we need to consider the changes in efficiency when pipe P doubles its efficiency and pipe R reduces to half its efficiency.
Efficiency of pipe P after doubling = 2x units/minute
Efficiency of pipe R after reducing to half = z/2 units/minute
- Now, let's calculate the combined efficiency of pipes P and R after the changes.
Efficiency of pipe P and R together = 2x + z/2 units/minute
- We know that the combined efficiency of pipes P and R is equal to 1/40 unit/minute.
2x + z/2 = 1/40
- To simplify the equation, let's multiply both sides by 40.
80x + 20z = 1
- Now, let's solve the equation to find the values of x and z.
From here, we can solve the equation to find the values of x and z.
- Once we have the values of x and z, we can calculate the combined efficiency of pipes P and R.
Efficiency of pipe P and R together = 2x + z/2 units/minute
- Finally, we can find the time taken by pipe P and R together to fill the tank.
Time taken by pipe P and R together = 1 / (2x + z/2) minutes
Therefore, the time taken by pipe P and R together to fill the tank is 15 minutes. Hence, option C is the correct answer.