Question: A boy and girl together fill a cistern with water. The boy pours 4 L of water every 3 min and the girl pours 3 L every 4 min. How much time will it take to fill 100 L of water in the cistern?
Options:
A) 36 min
B) 42 min
C) 48 min
D) 44 min
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
- Quantity of cistern filled by boy in 1 min $ =\frac{4}{3}L $
Quantity of cistern filled by girl in 1 min $ =\frac{3}{4}L $
Quantity of cistern together in 1 min
$ =( \frac{4}{3}+\frac{3}{4} )=\frac{16+9}{12}=\frac{25}{12}L $
Now, $ \frac{25}{12}L $ of water is filled in 1 min.
$ \therefore $ 100 L of water is filled in $ ( \frac{12}{25}\times 100 )=48\min $