- A30 h
- B24 h
- C48 h
- D8 h
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Usually → 6 h; now 8 h. Leak → 24 h. (8 h is the new filling time.)
Answer: B) 24 h
Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 hours and pipe B in 15 hours. Because of a leak, the two together take 2 hours longer than usual. How long would the leak alone take to empty the full tank?
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