Pipe A runs 30 liters of water per minute into a pool that has a total volume of 3,600 liters. Pipe B fills a third of the pool in 6 hours.
Working together how long will it take both pipes to fill the pool?
A. 2 hours and 36 minutes
B. 1.5 hours
C. 9 hours and 12 minutes
D. 15 hours
E. 1 hour and 48 minutes.
OA: E
Is there a strategic approach to this question?
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For pipe A, at the rate of 30 lit/min, it will take 3600/30 = 120 min = 2 hours, working individually, to fill the pool.ardz24 wrote:Pipe A runs 30 liters of water per minute into a pool that has a total volume of 3,600 liters. Pipe B fills a third of the pool in 6 hours.
Working together how long will it take both pipes to fill the pool?
A. 2 hours and 36 minutes
B. 1.5 hours
C. 9 hours and 12 minutes
D. 15 hours
E. 1 hour and 48 minutes.
OA: E
Is there a strategic approach to this question?
Since Pipe B fills one-third of the pool in 6 hours, it will take 6*3 = 18 hours, working individually, to fill the pool.
Working together, both the pipes will fill 1/2 + 1/18 = 5/9 part of the pool in an hour.
Thus, it will take both the pipes will take 9/5 = 1 hr 48 min. to fill the pool.
The correct answer: E
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Let's determine the COMBINED RATE of the two pipesardz24 wrote:Pipe A runs 30 liters of water per minute into a pool that has a total volume of 3,600 liters. Pipe B fills a third of the pool in 6 hours.
Working together how long will it take both pipes to fill the pool?
A. 2 hours and 36 minutes
B. 1.5 hours
C. 9 hours and 12 minutes
D. 15 hours
E. 1 hour and 48 minutes.
Given: Pipe A's RATE = 30 liters per minute
This is equivalent to 1800 liters per HOUR
Pipe B fills a third of the pool in 6 hours
So, Pipe B fills the ENTIRE pool (3600 liters) in 18 hours
Rate = Output/time
= 3600/18
= 200 liters per hour
COMBINED RATE = 1800 + 200
= 2000 liters per hour
Working together how long will it take both pipes to fill the pool?
Time = output/rate
= 3600/2000
= 36/20 hours
= 9/5 hours
= 1 4/5 hours
= 1 hour and 48 minutes
= E
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The combined rate of pipes A and B is:BTGmoderatorAT wrote:Pipe A runs 30 liters of water per minute into a pool that has a total volume of 3,600 liters. Pipe B fills a third of the pool in 6 hours.
Working together how long will it take both pipes to fill the pool?
A. 2 hours and 36 minutes
B. 1.5 hours
C. 9 hours and 12 minutes
D. 15 hours
E. 1 hour and 48 minutes.
OA: E
Is there a strategic approach to this question?
30/(1/60) + (1/3 x 3600)/6 = 1800 + 1200/6 = 1800 + 200 = 2000 liters per hour.
Thus, it will take 3600/2000 = 36/20 = 9/5 = 1 4/5 hours = 1 hour and 48 minutes to fill the pool when the two pipes work together.
Alternate Solution:
Pipe A's rate is 30 liters per minute, or 1800 liters per hour. Pipe B's rate is 1,200 liters in 6 hours, or 200 liters per hour. Thus, their combined hourly rate is 1800 + 200 = 2000 liters.
Thus, it will take 3600/2000 = 36/20 = 9/5 = 1 4/5 hours = 1 hour and 48 minutes to fill the pool when the two pipes work together.
Answer: E
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