Two pipes running together can fill a tank in minutes. If one pipe takes 5 minutes more than the other to fill the tank separately, find the time in which each pipe would fill the tank separately.

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

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STEP 5

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Let the faster pipe fill the tank in ‘a’ min.

Slower pipe fills it in ‘a + 5’ min.

Given, the pipes running together can fill a tank in = 100/9 minutes.In 1 min, part of tank filled = 9/100

⇒ a = 20 mins
Slower pipe will fill it in 25 min