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Two pipes can fill a cistern separately in 10 hours and 15 hours. They can together fill the cistern in

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Two pipes can fill a cistern separately in 10 hours and 15 hours. They can together fill the cistern in
1). 6 hours
2). 7 hours
3). 8 hours
4). 9 hours

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6 hours : option 1 is the correct answer

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