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6 Pipes fill a tank in 120 minutes, then 5 pipes will fill it in

More the no. of pipes, lesser the time to fill the tank. So, it is an inverse proportion.


Let the required duration be x min.


⇒ 6 × 120 = 5 × x


⇒ x = = 144 minutes

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