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A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took $$2\frac{1}{3}$$ hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

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Correct Answer: Option D
Work done by the leak in 1 hour
$$\eqalign{ & = {\frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{7}} = \frac{1}{{14}} \cr} $$
∴ Leak will empty the tank in 14 hours
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Pawan Pawan
Pawan Pawan 3 years ago
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Reshma Krishna
Reshma Krishna 5 years ago
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Himanshu Das
Himanshu Das 5 years ago
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Reshma Bammidi
Reshma Bammidi 9 years ago
Explain in detail please