document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981128>Question 981128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tap can fill the tank in 16 minutes and another can empty in 8 minutes.If the tank is already half full and both the taps are opened together,the tank will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Filled in 12 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Emptied in 12 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Filled in 8 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d emptied in 8 min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. None of above </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "fill tap=1 tank/16 min=1/16 tank/min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "empty tap=-1tank/8 min=-1/8 tank/min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together=1/16 tank/min-1/8 tank/min=-1/16 tank min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With both valves open, 1/16 of the tank will empty per minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since 1/2 (8/16) of the tank is full at the start, it will take (8/16 tank/(1/16 tank/min)) 8 minutes for the tank to empty.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Correct answer is D. emptied in 8 minutes. </SPAN>\n" );
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