ABC26GN4744 · Volume and Surface Area

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Volume and Surface Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

Water flows into a tank 200 m × 150 m through a rectangular pipe 1.5 m × 1.25 m @ 20 kmph. In what time (in minutes) will the water rise by 2 metres?
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Volume required in the tank = (200 × 150 × 2) m3 = 60000 m3. 768 QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE  20 × 1000  1000 Length of water column flown in 1 min. =   m = m.  60  3  1000  3 3 Volume flown per minute =  1.5 × 1.25 ×  m = 625 m .  3   60000  ∴ Required time =  min . = 96 min .  625 

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

Open in whiteboard · Browse this chapter in the app