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A tap takes 36 hours extra to fill a tank due to a leakage equivalent to half of its inflow. The inflow can fill the tank in how many hours

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A tap takes 36 hours extra to fill a tank due to a leakage equivalent to half of its inflow. The inflow can fill the tank in how many hours
1). 36 hrs
2). 24 hrs
3). 30 hrs
4). 18 hrs

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