Subject

    Bank Exam

    Topic

    জনতা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড আরসি (রুরাল ক্রেডিট) - ২৭.১০.২০২৩

    A reservoir has two pipes, A and B. A can fill the reservoir 5 hours faster than B. If both together fill the reservoir in 6 hours, the reservoir will be filled by A alone in-

    ক)
    8 hours
    খ)
    10 hours
    গ)
    11 hours
    ঘ)
    12 hours

    Explanation

    Let, A alone can fill the reservoir in x hours B can fill in x + 5 hours Both complete in 1 hour = (1/x) + (1/ x + 5) = (2x + 5)/(x 2 + 5x) Now, 1/{(2x + 5)/(x 2 + 5x)} = 1/6 ⇒ (x 2 + 5x)/(2x + 5) = 6 ⇒ x 2 + 5x = 12x + 30 ⇒ x 2 - 7x - 30 = 0 ⇒ x 2 - 10x + 3x - 30 = 0 ⇒ x (x - 10) + 3 (x - 10) = 0 ⇒ (x - 10) (x + 3) = 0 ∴ x = 10 or, x = -3 , negative value not possible A alone can fill the reservoir in 10 hours

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