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They are identical taps so each of them fills 1/5 of the tank in 20 minutes.

There are 3/5 remaining, so it will take 60 minutes (20 minutes for each 1/5) to fill the rest.

agreed. something wrong with your answer choices....
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A quick point here - from the way the question is worded, we don't even know "when" the first tap stops, as "when" begins a new sentence:

Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one tap stops, how long will it take the other to finish the tap?

Those two sentences are two completely separate thoughts - the first gives us an indication of the combined rate, and the second asks a question. But we don't know at which point the first tap stops - it could be after the tank is half full, or after 30 minutes, or at any other point. That next step is what's missing from this question.
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true. yeah its just a bad question overall i think. but that's just me.
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If we assume the tap stops after 20 min. Then I guess answer would be - only tap running will take 60 more minutes to fill the tank
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60 minutes if one tap is closed at 2/5 tank



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