document.write( "Question 824909: Two pipes can fill a tank in 18 minutes & 27 minutes individually.A third pipe can empty the full tank in 6 minutes.All the three pipes are opened when the tank was 2/3 full.In how many minute will the tank become empty?
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The rate of DRAINING the tank is when all pipes are open, , tanks per minute.\r
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