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# Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that

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Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it. If all 3 pipes operating simultaneously but independently are used to drain liquid from the tank, then pipe Q drains what portion of the liquid from the tank?

A. 9/29
B. 8/23
C. 3/8
D. 17/29
E. 3/4
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Last edited by Bunuel on 02 Jul 2014, 05:34, edited 2 times in total.
Edited the question and added the OA.
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A - 9/29

Plugging numbers

P-6hrs
Q-8hrs
R-9hrs

Together in one hr they can drain = 1/6+1/8+1/9 = 29/72 tank

thus together they can drain tank in 72/29 hrs

in 1 hr q drains 1/8 tank
in 72/29 hrs - 72/29*(1/8) = 9/29
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17 Jun 2006, 19:45
You got it, Thanks. Apreciate your explanation.

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02 Jul 2014, 11:17
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Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it. If all 3 pipes operating simultaneously but independently are used to drain liquid from the tank, then pipe Q drains what portion of the liquid from the tank?

A. 9/29
B. 8/23
C. 3/8
D. 17/29
E. 3/4

Suppose Q can drain in 1 hr. So, rQ = 1/1 = 1
So, rP = 1/[(3/4)rQ] = 4/3
Also, rP = rR/(2/3) => 4/3 = rR/(2/3) => rR = 8/9

Let H is the time it takes to drain by running all 3 pipes simultaneously
So combined rate = rC = 1/H = 1 + 4/3 + 8/9 = 29/9 = 1/(9/29)

Thus running simultaneously, Pipe Q will drain 9/29 of the liquid.

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gautamodi wrote:
is the OA A or D???

Even i got it as A=9/29

It's A. Edited. Thank you.

Hi Bunuel,

I got the answer by following steps below:
R : P : Q
2 : 3
4 : 3
combined ratios can be obtained as: 8:12:9
So Q's part is 9/29 of total

Is this the correct way of solving?
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Bunuel wrote:
gautamodi wrote:
Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it. If all 3 pipes operating simultaneously but independently are used to drain liquid from the tank, then pipe Q drains what portion of the liquid from the tank?

A. 9/29
B. 8/23
C. 3/8
D. 17/29
E. 3/4

is the OA A or D???

Even i got it as A=9/29

It's A. Edited. Thank you.

Hi Bunuel,

I got the answer by following steps below:
R : P : Q
2 : 3
4 : 3
combined ratios can be obtained as: 8:12:9
So Q's part is 9/29 of total

Is this the correct way of solving?

Yes. That's correct.
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27 Apr 2015, 14:37
sandeep1756 wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
gautamodi wrote:
Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it. If all 3 pipes operating simultaneously but independently are used to drain liquid from the tank, then pipe Q drains what portion of the liquid from the tank?

A. 9/29
B. 8/23
C. 3/8
D. 17/29
E. 3/4

is the OA A or D???

Even i got it as A=9/29

It's A. Edited. Thank you.

Hi Bunuel,

I got the answer by following steps below:
R : P : Q
2 : 3
4 : 3

combined ratios can be obtained as: 8:12:9
So Q's part is 9/29 of total

Is this the correct way of solving?

I'm doubting if the ratios are correct. trying to figure out how the ratios are seted up, the problem says " P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it." or P=(3/4)xQ => P:Q = 3:4 not 4:3 as stated above in red. same thing for the other ratio P=(2/3)xR => P:R = 2:3
now if we even out P to be 6 ( for 2 and 3) we get P:Q:R = 6:8:9 and Q part will be 8/(8+6+9) = 8/23 which is not correct answer.
Am I missing something or what is wrong here, what do you think Bunuel and sandeep1756
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I'm doubting if the ratios are correct. trying to figure out how the ratios are seted up, the problem says " P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it." or P=(3/4)xQ => P:Q = 3:4 not 4:3 as stated above in red. same thing for the other ratio P=(2/3)xR => P:R = 2:3
now if we even out P to be 6 ( for 2 and 3) we get P:Q:R = 6:8:9 and Q part will be 8/(8+6+9) = 8/23 which is not correct answer.
Am I missing something or what is wrong here, what do you think Bunuel and sandeep1756

Hi kzivrev,

The question gives us the ratio of time taken by Pipes P, Q and R to do a particular work i.e. draining the tank. We know from the time work equation that Work = Rate * Time. So rate is inversely proportional to the time taken.

So if the time taken are in the ratio of 2:1 the rates will be in the ratio of 1:2. For example if John can make 6 sandwiches in an hour and Mike can make 6 sandwiches in half an hour the ratio of time taken by John and Mike is 2:1 and hence the ratio of their rates would be 1:2 i.e Mike can make sandwiches twice as fast as John.

Coming back to the question, if all the 3 pipes work simultaneously, they would be working for the same amount of time.Hence to find the proportion of work done by pipe Q we need to find the ratios of rates of pipes P, Q and R.

Since the ratio of time taken by pipes P & Q to do a particular work is 3:4, the ratio of their rates would be 4:3. On the same lines, if the ratio of time taken by pipes P & R to do a particular work is 2:3, the ratio of their rates would be 3:2.

Hence if we assume the rate of pipe P as $$x$$, we can write the rate of pipe Q as $$\frac{3x}{4}$$ and rate of pipe R as $$\frac{2x}{3}$$. The proportion of work done by pipe Q can be calculated as rate of pipe Q divided by the total rates of pipe P, Q and R.

The sum of the rates of pipes P, Q and R is $$\frac{29x}{12}$$. Hence the proportion of work done by pipe Q would be $$\frac{3x * 12}{4 * 29x} = \frac{9}{29}$$.

Hope its clear

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14 Feb 2018, 10:00
X & Y wrote:
Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it. If all 3 pipes operating simultaneously but independently are used to drain liquid from the tank, then pipe Q drains what portion of the liquid from the tank?

A. 9/29
B. 8/23
C. 3/8
D. 17/29
E. 3/4

We can let p = the time it takes pipe P to drain the liquid from the tank. Thus, the rate of pipe P = 1/p.

Since pipe P can drain the liquid from the tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it, the rate of pipe Q is:

(3/4)(1/p) = 3/(4p)

Since pipe P can drain the liquid from the tank in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it, the rate of pipe R is:

(2/3)(1/p) = 2/(3p)

Thus, the portion of liquid pipe Q drains is:

[3/(4p)] / [1/p + 3/(4p) + 2/(3p)]

Multiplying the numerator and denominator by 12p, we have:

9/(12 + 9 + 8)

9/29

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14 Feb 2018, 22:33
X & Y wrote:
Pipe P can drain the liquid from a tank in 3/4 the time that it takes pipe Q to drain it and in 2/3 the time that it takes pipe R to do it. If all 3 pipes operating simultaneously but independently are used to drain liquid from the tank, then pipe Q drains what portion of the liquid from the tank?

A. 9/29
B. 8/23
C. 3/8
D. 17/29
E. 3/4

relative times & rates are:
P: 6/8 & 96/72
Q: 8/8 & 72/72
R: 9/8 & 64/72
combined rate=232/72
portion drained by Q=(72/72)/(232/72)=9/29
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