Question

Pipe A is a inlet pipe filling the tank at 8000l/hr and pipe B is the outlet pipe which empties the tank in 3 hours. The capacity of the tank is _____?

Answer 1

We are given with a tank filling rate of the pipe of 8000 liter per hour. If the other pipe empties the tank in 3 hours, then the tanks has a volume of 8000l/hr * (3hr) equal to 24,000 liters. The answer is just the product of the rate and the time of emptying