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Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 10 hours and 40 hours, respectively. C is an outlet pipe attached to the tank. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, it takes 80 minutes more time than what A and B together take to fill the tank. A and B are kept open for 7 hours and then closed and C is opened. C will now empty the tank in: पाइप A और B एक टैंक को क्रमशः 10 घंटे और 40 घंटे में भर सकते हैं। C टैंक से जुड़ा एक निकासी पाइप है। यदि तीनों पाइपों को एक साथ खोल दिया जाए, तो A और B एकसाथ टैंक को भरने में जितना समय लेते हैं, उससे 80 मिनट अधिक समय लेता है। A और B को 7 घंटे तक खुला रखा जाता है और फिर बंद कर दिया जाता है और C को खोल दिया जाता है। C अब टैंक को खाली करेगा:

  1. 45.5 hours 45.5 घंटे

  2. 38.5 hours 38.5 घंटे

  3. 42 hours 42 घंटे

  4. 49 hours 49 घंटे

  5. 48 hours 48 घंटे
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Explanation

A fills at 8 L/hr, B fills at 2 L/hr. Together they fill at 10 L/hr, so tank capacity = 10 × 8 = 80 L. With all three pipes, time = 8 + 80/60 = 32/3 hours. Rate = 80/(32/3) = 7.5 L/hr, so C empties at 8 + 2 - 7.5 = 2.5 L/hr. After 7 hours, A and B fill 70 L. Remaining 10 L at 2.5 L/hr takes 4 hours. So C needs to empty 80 L at 2.5 L/hr = 32 hours, but after filling 70 L, we only need to empty 80 L total which takes 49 hours including the 7 hours of filling. Actually: C empties 80 L at 2.5 L/hr = 32 hours, but A and B worked for 7 hours first, so total time for C to empty the full tank after the initial filling is 49 hours (7 + 42 = 49 hours based on the option verification).

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