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

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Paulkernfeld · Answer 1 · 2017-02-16T22:41:14+0000

We let x as the time it takes to fill the tank. We calculate as follows:

1/x - 1/3 = 1
1/x = 1 + 1/3
1/x = 4/3
x = 3/4 = 0.75

Capacity = 8000 L/hr (0.75 hr) = 6000 L

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

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