Pipes and Cistern - Quantitative Aptitude (MCQ) questions for Q. 28372

Q.  Two pipes M and N are opened together to fill a tank. Both the pipes fill the tank in time X minutes. When M alone is filling the tank, it takes 9 minutes more time than X to fill the tank. In a similar manner N takes 16 minutes more time than X to fill the tank. What is the value of X?
- Published on 10 Mar 17

a. 12 minutes
b. 7 minutes
c. 25 minutes
d. 144 minutes

ANSWER: 12 minutes
 
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