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Which of these pipes will empty a pool the fastest (i) One pipe of diameter 60 cm (ii) Two pipes of diameter 30 cm each (iii) three pipes of diameter 20 cm each

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Which of these pipes will empty a pool the fastest (i) One pipe of diameter 60 cm (ii) Two pipes of diameter 30 cm each (iii) three pipes of diameter 20 cm each
1). (i)
2). (iii)
3). (ii)
4). None of these

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