Question

2 pumps fill up a water reservoir in 10 hours. How many pumps will it take to fill it in 3 hours

Answer 1

Answer:Let the Volume of the tank be

.

Given,

The pump

can fill a tank of water in

hours

The pump

fills the same tank in

hours

For one hour pump

fill one-fifth of the volume of the tank

Flow rate =

For one hour pump

fill one-eighth of the volume of the tank

Explanation: