A pump can fill the tank in 4 hours Because of a leak in the tank i took 5 1 2 hours to fill th...........

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A pump can fill the tank in 4 hours.Because of a leak in the tank i took 5(1/2) hours to fill the tank.If the tank is full,how much time will the leak take to empty it?

14hrs

14hrs 20min

14hrs 40min

14hrs 45min

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Explanation:

Time taken by leak to empty the tank = 1/4 - 1/(11 - 2)
= 1/4 - 2/11
11 - 8 /44 = 3/44
44/3 = 14(2/3)
= 14 hrs 40 min.
Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.