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Pipe fills in a hours, with a leak in b hours: time for the leak to empty the tank

The same question, asked 3 times: 24 Jul 2023 S2*, 9 Sep 2024 S3*, 11 Sep 2024 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    24 Jul 2023 S2

    67
    A pipe can fill a tank in 30 hours. Due to a leakage at the bottom, it is filled in 50 hours. How much time will the leakage take to empty the completely filled tank?

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  2. Question 2

    9 Sep 2024 S3

    73
    A pipe can fill an overhead tank in 12 hours. But due to a leak at the bottom, it is filled in 18 hours. If the tank is full, how much time will the leak take to empty it?

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  3. Question 3

    11 Sep 2024 S2

    74
    Pipe A usually fills a tank in 6 hours. But due to a leak at the bottom of the tank, it takes extra 2 hours to fill the tank. If the tank is full, then how much time will it take to get emptied due to the leak?

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