A pipe fills a tank in $5$ hr but a leak at the bottom can empty the full tank in $30$ hr. With the pipe on and leak active, the tank fills in:

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Aicharya · Accepted Answer

Net rate $= \dfrac{1}{5} - \dfrac{1}{30} = \dfrac{6 - 1}{30} = \dfrac{5}{30} = \dfrac{1}{6}$. Time $= 6$ hr.

A pipe fills a tank in $5$ hr but a leak at the bottom can empty the full tank in $30$ hr. With the pipe on…