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Two taps fill Kavya's rooftop water tank: the first alone takes 15 hours and the second alone takes 30 hours. If both taps run together on the empty tank, in how many hours is it full?

Competition practiceTime & Work / Pipes
  • A10
  • B12
  • C22.5
  • D9

Step-by-Step Solution

Together they fill 1/15 + 1/30 = 3/30 = 1/10 of the tank per hour, so the tank is full in 10 hours.
Answer: A) 10

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