A pipe can fill a tank in 30 hours. Due to a leakage at the bottom, it is filled in 50 hours. How much time will the leakage take to empty the completely filled tank?

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  1. 60 hours
  2. 85 hours
  3. 70 hours
  4. 75 hours

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Option 4 : 75 hours
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Given

A pipe can fill a tank in 30 hours.

Due to leakage at the bottom, it is filled in 50 hours.

Formula used:

Total work = man × efficiency

Calculation

Tank filled without leakage = 1/30

Tank filled with leakage = 1/50

Pipe empty the completely filled tank in one hour  = 1/30 – 1/50

= (5 - 3)/150

= 1/75

75 hours is the time taken to empty the completely filled tank.

Shortcut Tricktime taken to empty the completely filled tank = [(50) × 30] /(50 - 30)

= (1500)/(20)

= 75 hours

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