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SSC GD Quantitative Aptitude Pipes and Cisterns Easy Practice Question
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Shortcut used: Convert filling and emptying pipes into one-minute or one-hour work rates.
Solve in 3 steps:
  1. Find each pipe's rate.
  2. Add filling rates and subtract emptying rates.
  3. Invert the net rate to get time.
Common mistake: Do not add an outlet rate as if it fills the tank.
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In a Pipes and Cisterns practice set, a student answers 18 questions correctly out of 24. What percentage is correct?
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Shortcut used: Convert filling and emptying pipes into one-minute or one-hour work rates.
Solve in 3 steps:
  1. Find each pipe's rate.
  2. Add filling rates and subtract emptying rates.
  3. Invert the net rate to get time.
Common mistake: Do not add an outlet rate as if it fills the tank.
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In a Pipes and Cisterns practice set, a student answers 18 questions correctly out of 24. What percentage is correct?

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