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A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:

Question: A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:
[A].

4 1 hours
3

[B].

7 hours

[C].

8 hours

[D].

14 hours

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Work done by the leak in 1 hour = 1 3 = 1 .
2 7 14

Leak will empty the tank in 14 hrs.