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Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 20 hours respectively. If both pipes are opened then, how much time (in hours) it will take to fill the tank?

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Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 20 hours respectively. If both pipes are opened then, how much time (in hours) it will take to fill the tank?
1). 4.5
2). 3
3). 3.5
4). 4


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Pipe A can fill the tank in 5 hours.

⇒ Pipe A’s 1 - hour work = 1/5

Pipe B can fill the tank in 20 hours.

⇒ Pipe B’s 1 - hour work = 1/20

When they work together, the work will complete in,

(A + B) = (1/5 + 1/20) = (4 + 1)/20 = 5/20 = 1/4

(A + B) can complete the whole work in 4 days

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