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Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a third pipe C can empty at the rate of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and C are opened together to fill the tank in 15 minutes, the capacity (in gallons) of the tank is:

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Two pipes A and B can fill a water tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a third pipe C can empty at the rate of 3 gallons per minute. If A, B and C are opened together to fill the tank in 15 minutes, the capacity (in gallons) of the tank is:
1). 180
2). 150
3). 120
4). 60

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150 is the correct answer as per the ssc answer key

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