- A18 min
- B40.5 min
- C23 min
- D36 min
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Work tap-minutes; min. (40.5 min wrongly makes more taps slower.)
Answer: A) 18 min
Eight identical taps fill a water tank in 27 minutes. How many minutes would 12 such taps take?
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