Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Due to a leak at the bottom, it takes 9 hours for the pipe A to fill the tank. In what time can the leak alone empty the full tank?
Correct answer: C. 18 hours
- A. 16 hours
- B. 15 hours
- C. 18 hours
- D. 17 hours
Explanation
Pipe A's rate is 1/6 tank/hour, but its net rate with the leak is 1/9 tank/hour. Therefore, the leak's rate is 1/6 - 1/9 = 1/18 tank/hour, so it empties the tank alone in 18 hours. The likely wrong choice is 15 hours, which does not follow from subtracting the net and pipe rates.
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