In a water management project, there is a large tank which is full of water. There are three pipes, Pipe A can fill the tank in 16 minutes, Pipe B can fill it in 24 minutes, and Pipe C can empty the tank in 8 minutes. If all three pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to remove 1 3 of the tank's full capacity?

Pipe A fills at a rate of 1/16 per minute, pipe B fills at 1/24 per minute, and pipe C empties at 1/8 per minute. Using the net work formula, their combined rate is 1/16 + 1/24 - 1/8, which equals -1/48 of the tank per minute. Because the result is negative, the net action is emptying the tank at a rate of 1/48 per minute. To remove 1/3 of the tank's capacity, we divide 1/3 by 1/48, which results in 16 minutes.

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