3 small pumps and a large pump are filling a tank. Each of the three small pumps works at 2/3rd the rate of the large pump. If all 4 pumps work together, they should fill the tank in what fraction of the time that would have taken the large pump alone?
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C) \( \Large \frac{1}{3} \)rd of the time |
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Description for Correct answer:
Rate of filling by each small pump = \( \Large \frac{2}{3} \)rd of that of large pump.
Therefore, rate of filling by 3 small pumps = \( \Large 3 \times \frac{2}{3} \) of that of large pump = twice of that of large pumps.
If all 4 pumps work together, they will fill as much water as that by 3 large pumps.
Therefore, time taken by 4 pumps = \( \Large \frac{1}{3} \) of the time taken by large pump.
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