Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank together in 8 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, B is closed and A and C can fill the remaining part in 9 hours. The time in which B alone can fill the tank is :
Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank together in 8 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, B is closed and A and C can fill the remaining part in 9 hours. The time in which B alone can fill the tank is :
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
The combined rate is per hour, so two hours fill . The remaining takes A and C nine hours, so their rate is . Hence B's rate is , giving 24 hours alone.
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