document.write( "Question 1044248: Tap X took 8 minutes to fill a tank completely .Tap Z took 12 minutes to fill the same tank completely .If both taps are turned on at the same time to fill 5 such tank , how long will it take. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Tap X took 8 minutes to fill a tank completely .Tap Z took 12 minutes to fill the same tank completely.
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document.write( "Tap X fills  of the tank's volume per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Tap Y fills  of the tank's volume per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Working together, the two taps fill  =  =  of the tank volume per minute working together.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that the two taps fill the tank in  minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, it will take  = 24 minutes to fill 5 tanks if both the taps are turned on.\r\n" );
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